Sugarcane encroaching on cotton’s land

One more sugar factory has begun trial operations for this year’s cane crushing season, processing around 92,000 tons of sugarcane. Located in the cotton-producing district of Ghotki, it raises the number of sugar mills in the area from five to six. This development, perhaps, underscores the steady expansion of sugarcane cultivation into Sindh’s traditionally cotton-rich belt, a shift that appears