Where will the proposed sugarcane planting material center be established?

On August 13, 2026, ISMA and ICAR-ISRI signed an MoU for quality, disease-free, and genetically pure sugarcane planting material; the center for this ₹80 crore project will be established at the ICAR-ISRI campus in Lucknow. The center will help enhance sugarcane productivity, sugar recovery, farmers' income, and industry competitiveness through rapid multiplication, variety replacement, digital tagging, and traceability.