Cane Development Programme
The philosophy of the cane development and marketing is almost common for all the sugar units. While in following paragraphs, description is for Khatauli but applies generally to Deoband & Ramkola units as well.

After identifying the constraints in the area of operation, the mill has undertaken an ambitious programme of Cane Development for improvement in productivity and quality of cane. The mill has separate cane development wing with qualified staff and experienced personnel. For this purpose the operational area has been divided into sub-zones and the field supervisory staff has been provided with the necessary facilities for efficient working and proper supervision of the various cane development activities.
The cane development programme is planned with following activities:-

• To educate the farmers regarding modern agricultural practices in sugarcane cultivation.
• To replace the unapproved and degenerated cane varieties
• To initiate and propagate the use of healthy and generically pure, seed material.
• To initiate heat therapy for the treatment of cane seed through moist hot air treatment plant to eliminate the diseases.
• Fertilizers recommendation based on soil testing.
• Supply of press mud on subsidized cost for improving the soil fertility.
• Distribution of agro-chemicals on subsidized rates.
• Incentive for high sugared varieties like CoS-88230, CoS-8436, CoJ- 64/85 and CoS-88230 in the early group and CoS-8432, CoP-84212 in the mid and late group.
• Three tier seed nursery programme for multiplication of disease free good quality seed.
• Propagation of newly released high yielding and high sugared cane varieties.
• Contribution of funds with cane development councils for construction/repairing of link roads and culverts for the development of infrastructure.
• To layout the demonstration/trial plots to demonstrate yield potential and better/improved cultivation techniques.

The details of various schemes of cane development being undertaken by mill are enumerated as below:-