Jaggery, a traditional unrefined sugar derived from sugarcane juice, represents a vital product for rural economies and nutritional diets worldwide. Its production, largely based on open-pan ...

Till recently, the air in Veeramangudi, in Papanasam taluk of Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, used to be redolent with the fragrance of caramelised sugarcane juice, thanks to the over 100 family-run ...