Sakri and Raiyam sugar mills have been closed since 1997. Raiyam mill was established in 1914 while Sakri mill was set up in 1933. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With a view to explore the potential of carrying out “cooperating farming” in the State, Bihar’s Cooperative Minister Pramod Kumar on Monday (February 23, 2026) asserted that teams of 50 persons each associated with cooperative societies will be sent to Gujarat to study cooperative farming. Asserting that the State has potential for cooperative farming in view of small land holdings, Mr. Kumar while addressing the press said that “a team of 50 persons each associated with cooperative societies of the department will visit Gujarat and see how people are carrying out cooperative farming and how it is creating employment opportunities there (in Gujarat). The teams after studying Gujarat’s cooperative farming will replicate the same in Bihar.” Stating that Bihar has the potential of carrying out cooperative farming, the Minister said that “now the State’s farmers do not have big land holdings. Earlier, farmers used …