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Chandigarh, October 18: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana urged officials to focus on increasing sugarcane production and raising awareness among farmers about using modern techniques for sowing. He also directed that cooperative sugar mills be equipped with advanced machinery to enhance recovery rates and reduce losses.Rana gave these directions while presiding over a meeting of the Sugarcane Control Board in Chandigarh. Haryana Cooperation Minister Dr. Arvind Sharma also joined the meeting through video conferencing.The minister announced that sugarcane varieties released by the Central Variety Release Committee for the north-western region will be automatically recognized by the…