Sweet sorghum a double sugar-hit for Indian farmers

Mike Foley
Updated November 29 2018 - 6:04pm, first published 6:00pm
Sweet sorghum produces grain and sugar from the stalks, which grow to a whopping six metres.
Sweet sorghum produces grain and sugar from the stalks, which grow to a whopping six metres.

A crop breeding program could deliver a significant boost to India’s national nutritional and industrial needs in one fell swoop, and might even set an example Australian farmers want to follow.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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