Bela (Nagpur): Farmers should adapt their crop patterns to meet market demand and strike a balance between productivity and profitability to boost their income, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. He urged farmers in Nagpur, Bhandara, and Wardha districts to promote sugarcane cultivation using advanced technology to ensure that sugar factories operate at full capacity. Gadkari was speaking at a farmers’ convention organized by Manas Agro Industries and Infrastructure Ltd. at Bela. “The success of this factory belongs to the farmers,” he said, adding that such cooperation should continue in the future. During the event, the minister felicitated farmers who supplied the highest quantity of sugarcane to the factory.