NEW DELHI: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that Punjab is all set to go for mechanization of sowing and harvesting process of sugarcane crop, keeping in view the cost effectiveness of mechanization besides seasonal shortage of labour during peak seasons.

Mr. Badal said that Punjab farmers would have to adopt automated technology to keep the cost of agricultural inputs in the lower bracket, besides endeavoring for efficient new technology.

The Deputy Chief Minister along with Ministers from other States today visited the farmers and their fields in rural Brazil in the state of Sao Paulo. The delegation on the second day to their visit to Brazil, had on the spot assessment of the sugar cane production technology.

Badal along with the delegation also visited Eqipav Sugar Mill near the city of Lins in Sao Paulo state of Brazil. The delegation was also informed that mill has a crushing capacity of 30,000 tons per day. Mr. Badal saw the complete process of crushing sugarcane to production of sugar and ethanol.

The Deputy Chief Minister observed that this exchange of technology in the field of agriculture particularly sugar and its processing and co-generation can help the farmers of Punjab in a big way.