Sugarcanes products like sugar and fermented products are very important in making and preserving various kind of medicines like syrups, liquids. Behavior and attitude of persons differ in many aspects. The sugar industry in india is the second largest industry in the country, next only in importance to cotton textiles. Germination commercial sugarcane is propagated by cuttings of the stalk seed cane containing usually two or more nodes with buds. Pdf economic importance of the sugar industry for fiji. Increasing sugarcane production and processing would not only enhance energy security and improve the environment. Included is the origin of sugarcane, general descriptions of its growth and agronomy, its reproductive biology, toxicity and allergenicity and its general ecology. About 527 working sugar factories with total installed annual sugar.
A brief view 4 are generally too low to produce viable sugarcane seed in florida. Sugarcane has pronounced importance to provide sugar for more than half of the global popula tion. Sugarcane is a c4 perennial crop in the grass family and its not grown for just for sugar as a food sweetener. The data were collected through structured questionnaire using a sample size of 50 farmers, allocating proportionally to these. Economic assessment of sugarcane saccharum officinarum l. Sugarcane saccharum spp crop has high social, economic and environmental importance for several regions throughout the world. The byproducts from sugarcane further require some form of industry. Poaceae economic and ecological importance britannica. Poaceae poaceae economic and ecological importance. Sugarcane provides raw material for the second largest agrobased industry after textile.
In portugal chestnuts are mainly cultivated for fruit production as timber has mostly lost its importance in recent years. Little work has been conducted to assess and better understand the economic implications of the sca outbreak. Since 2003, brazils use of sugarcane ethanol has avoided more than 350 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Sugarcane ranks between the ten most planted crops all over the world. Economic importance the chestnut tree is a species that can be exploited both for timber as well as fruit. Rajagopal abstract sugarcane is a long duration crop and it is the source of white sugar and goor. Socioeconomic profile of sugarcane farmers of char areas socioeconomic characteristics of farmers are very important to make judgment about present situation and further planning. For commercial sugarcane production,inflorescence development is of little economic importance. Ali and others published importance of sugarcane in economic uplift of pakistan find, read and cite all the research you need on. India was the 2nd largest producer of sugar in the world after brazil in 201415. It is essential to have the industry development in balance with social and environmental values. Sugarcane is a major source of raw material for sugar industries and other allied group of by product industries.
Despite sugarcanes economic importance and significant efforts made by several international research groups, a reference genome is still unavailable today. Economic assessment of sugarcane saccharum officinarum. In australia, the standard industry measurement of sugar content is commercial cane sugar ccs, which is derived from measurements of brix, pol, and fibre. The economic importance of the sugar industry to the u. Potential impact and mitigation strategies dulizhao 1 andyangruili 2. Studies on the biology, ecology and economic importance of the sugar cane scale insect, aulacaspis tegalensis zhnt. It can help improve living standards and make society a better place. Download fulltext pdf sugarcane growth and development article pdf available in international sugar journal 1051259. Economics of sugarcane cultivation in some selected char lands of bangladesh islam, m. It is an important crop for thousands of small farmers with only a few acres. It would also contribute significantly to economic growth and development. The thrust of the research was to establish the economic factors affecting low productivity of the chipiwa sugar cane farmers. Its economic value lies in the stalks, and the sugar sucrose they contain after crushing. Sugarcane is one of the most efficient crops in terms of photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production.
The sugarcane plant at a glance sugarcane is an industrial crop essentially because of its ability to store high concentrations. For more than a century, the sugar industry has been perceived as the backbone of the fijian economy, given its contributions to gross domestic product gdp and employment generation. Request pdf on jan 1, 2016, sk singh and others published the economic importance of sugarcane. Sugarcane is the main source of sugar in india and holds a prominent position as a cash crop.
The economic contribution of the sugarcane industry to. Sugar cane accounts for about 6080% of the world sugar. Sugarcane is an important industrial crop used for sugar and bioenergy. The world sugar economy is characterized by a combination of complex problems affecting both developing and developed countries whether. Total short tons sugar producted raw value 1,882,400. Sugarcane provides a juice, which is used for making white sugar, and jaggery gur and many byproducts 1ike bagasse and molasses. Pakistan instittute of development economics islamabad pakistan. A few projects are poised to thrive in unique pockets of the country, but the crops real potential will rely upon the commercialization of cellulosic technologies. Sugarcane economics a collection of written publications resources that examine the economics of sugarcane production.
The economic importance of the crop is much more that signified by its share in gross cropped area. Economic importance of the sugar industry for fiji. This plant is a rapid growing perennial grass, which reaches a height in cultivation of 8 to 12. Sugarcane has pronounced importance to provide sugar for more than half of the global population. The importance of the sugarcane industry for tropical and subtropical countries is due not only.
Watch this united nations video below, about the factors contributing to increased sugarcane production and some of the consequences. Sugarcane in india package of practices for different agroclimatic zones printed. The bud, a miniature stalk with its growing point and root and leaf primordia, forms the new shoot. To view the collections organised by category, please scroll down to the very bottom where there is a rectangle that has several keywords, and click the sugarcane link. Cobbdouglas production function has been used in order to identify the various factors i.
More than ever, this industry has shown environmental solutions with changes in the energy matrix using ethanol as renewable fuel. Flowering is important for crossing and producing hybrid varieties. The w millers assisted the farmers to overcome their economic challenges. The study was based on primary data collected from randomly selected five villages namely dargai, mani khela, sapula khile, qalat naseer and khule. Almost one billion tons are yearly harvested worldwide ahlfeld, 1996.
Economic analysis of sugarcane crop in district charsadda. The economic contribution of the sugarcane industry to queensland and its regional communities page 2 contents page executive summary 3 1 overview of the sugarcane industry 5. According to sundara 1998,the level of crop management by farmers determines the costs incurred by e thfarmer. Although the sugarcanebased ethanol industry is booming in brazil, only a handful of companies are developing processing plants in the u. Pdf importance of sugarcane in economic uplift of pakistan. Sugarcane is mainly an industrial crop as the cane is supplied to sugar industries, where various products, from its juice are prepared by using a series of industry. Sugar cane is currently grown on estates and by smallholders. Economic analysis of louisiana sugarcane production. The biology and ecology of sugarcane saccharum spp. World population is enhancing daybyday and production. Usa august 2011 research and analysis to inform your business decisions lmc international oxford new york kuala lumpur 1416 george street 1841 broadway b0319, empire soho. These include chemical manufacturing such as ethanol, acetone, organic acid, enzymes, and perfumes. Primary as well as secondary data ranging from19832005 were used for analysis. Sugarcane is a renewable, natural agricultural resource because it provides sugar, besides biofuel, fibre, fertilizer and myriad of byproductscoproducts with ecological sustainability.
Economics is like science in that it can be used to improve living standards and also to make things worse. The economic importance of the crop is much more that signified by its. However, the increasing demand for efficiency and optimization of. More than 100 tropical countries many of them needing expanded economic opportunities grow sugarcane and could build. In agriculture sector, sugarcane shared is about 7% of the total value of agriculture out put and occupied about 2. Sugarcane is a glycophyte, sucrose storing member of tall growing. Goals objectives the major goals of this project are to. To achieve this goal, we use the computable general equilibrium cge model, which is at the forefront of research on impact studies. Reduced emissions since 2003, brazils use of sugarcane ethanol has avoided more than 350 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Its juice is used for making white sugar, brown sugar khandsari and jiggery gur. Sugarcanes contribution to economic growth and creating good jobs by the numbers. Bacteria are important in the production of many dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals. Organomineral fertilizer as source of p and k for sugarcane.
It partly depends on the priorities of society and what we consider most important. Economic impact of the sugarcane aphid outbreak in south texas abstract the sorghum industry is threatened by a new invasive pest, the sugarcane aphid sca, capable of causing substantial damage to crop production and local economies. A report analysing the economic importance of the sugarcane value chain to communities across queensland prepared for. In brazil, it is moreover a major component of biofuel. Biotechnology involves the use of microorganisms including bacteria and fungi in the manufacturing and services industries. World population is enhancing daybyday and production land is in the worst situation. India is the second largest country in sugarcane production in the world fig. Sugar cane supplies more than half of the worlds sugar consumption.
Identify germp lasm of hybrid sugarcane and wild relatives of sugarcane for resistance to economically limiting diseases that breeders can use for productive sugar and energy cane. Economic importance of commercially extractable sugar content in sugarcane. This document addresses the biology and ecology of conventional nongenetically modified sugarcane. Given the economic and social importance of the sugar industry, its performance has implications on the land, capital, labor, and trade markets. Ii growth and production of sugarcane willy verheye. A complex of 9 species of termites is reported damaging ornamental shade trees and structural timbers at ife, nigeria. This plant is a rapid growing perennial grass, which reaches a height in cultivation of 8 to 12 feet or more and a diameter of about 2 inches.
Sugarcanes products like sugar and fermented products are very important in making and preserving various kind of medicines like syrups. Introduction sugarcane saccharum officinarum, is a species of the tall perennial true grass and belongs to the grass family poaceae. Crop, economic, nigeria, potential, sugar, sugarcane. Deliberto 1, john westra 1 and kenneth gravois 2 1department of agricultural economics and agribusiness, and 2sugar research station overview in 2011, sugarcane was grown on 407,641 acres a decrease of 12,496 acres or 3 percent. Ccs and other similar measures used in other countries are designed to estimate commercially recoverable. Brazilian sugarcane industry, it is easy to recognize its historical and economic importance. But sugarcane area is decreasing day by day during the period of 200910,201011 and 201112 total sugarcane. Studies on the biology, ecology and economic importance of.