To Study the Growth and Performance of Co-Operative Sugar Factories in South Gujarat

An attempt hasbeen made in this study to analyze the various parameters of growth and performance of the selected co-operative sugar factories of South Gujarat region so as to identify the cause of their success or failure for suggesting appropriate measures of improvement. The five co-operative sugar factories were selected for study. The study was based on secondary data. The secondary data was available from the annual reports and official records of the respective sugar factories and other relevant aspects were obtained fromvariousmagazine and publications etc. The performance of the factories were studied for 13 years from 2001–02 to 2012–13 for study of growth rate, capacity utilization, sugar recovery and cane price paid by co-operative sugar factories. The study suggests that capacity utilization performance, machinery maintenance and financial management needs to improve incase of the Maroli co-operative sugar factory. Harvesting and transport operation and sugar recovery percentage need to be enhanced especially incase of the Maroli co-operative sugar factory. All the factories need to take special efforts for increasing hectarage yield of cane and production of adequate quantity and to supply good quality sugarcane cultivar in the operational area of the factory.