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Why is environment management important?

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environment alternative
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BCML’s sustainable initiatives
At BCML, our overarching principle has extended from mere regulatory compliance to forward-looking environment management.
The Company has undertaken various initiatives to enhance environment integrity.

Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative
The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) the productivity of water, land and labour, less seeds, less water and guarantees
is a novel approach towards intensive while also reducing the overall pressure an optimum utilisation of fertilisers
sugarcane production, following the on water resources. and land to achieve greater yields.
principle of ‘more with less’, similar to The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) Driven by farmers, SSI is an alternative
the SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method of sugarcane production uses to conventional seed, water and space
technique of rice cultivation. SSI improves intensive sugarcane cultivation.

India’s sugar production Vision 2030
With a vision to improve cane productivity strong demand. The population in the tonnes warranted an annual increase by 7
using sustainable methods and country is set to reach 1.50 billion by -8 million tonne. The increased production
contributing to the country’s food and 2030 at the present compound growth needs to be achieved from the existing
energy needs, the industry has been rate of 1.6% per annum. The projected cane area through improved productivity
exploring available options. requirement of sugar for domestic (> 100 t/ha) and sugar recovery (> 11%)
consumption in 2030 is 36 million Since, further expansion is not feasible,
Sugar consumption in the next five years
is expected to touch 36 million tonnes tonnes. To achieve this target, projected there is a premium on enhancing cane
due to improved domestic supply and sugarcane production of 500 million yield in a sustainable way.

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