Kanpur: Crushing season 2021-22 commenced at the Experimental Sugar Factory of the National Sugar Institute (NSI), Kanpur on Tuesday. The factory is operated to provide hands on training to the students of Sugar Technology course, whereas, the students of Sugarcane Productivity & Maturity Management learn the basics of identifying sugarcane varieties, preparing harvesting schedules and channelizing sugarcane supplies.
This is the only unit in the country which has two distinct techniques of decolorization of sugar syrup based on ion exchange resins and powdered active carbon.
