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Presently India is the largest producer and consumer of sugar in the whole world. It is one of the major agro-based industries in India, and has been instrumental in resource mobilization, employment generation, income generation and creating social infrastructure in rural areas. About 53.38 % of these mills are in the cooperative, 36 % in the private and rest in the public sector respectively. This book contains various thought provoking virgin insights of managing sugar business of cooperative sugar units and also talks on increasing the managerial efficiency and effectiveness of its management and employees. After studying the age old practices of this sector, concrete measures have been suggested to make this sector more vibrant, professional and sustainable in the years to come. In this book we have attempted to convey the very positive view of managing cooperative form of organizations in more effective and efficient manner. This book will become an important resource for policy makers, all those professionals associated with the sugar industry and specifically people associated with cooperative organizations across the globe.

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