Perspectives of Clean Cane Production Techniques and Environmental Sustainability: A Review | Chapter 8 | Current Research in Education and Social Studies Vol. 4
Given the
importance of sugar to humanity, clean cane production has become a source of
concern for both academic and producers alike. Focusing on the largest
producing and exporting countries of processed and refined sugarcane is the
most appropriate means of understanding the concepts evolving around clean cane
production. Climate change has not directly reduced the quantity of clean cane
produced due to an increase in use of chemical products in farming for sugar
cane, but has negatively affected the quality of output. Disease prevalence in
harvested cane as well as high soil erosion from global warming have been key
elements of the sudden decline in quality cane harvesting and processing. This
decline in quality has not only reduce the amount of revenue accruable to
farmers but with the consequence of future production prospect if improperly
addressed. This study carried out a desk research methodology to review extant
literature to identify contemporary issues that needs to be urgently researched
on. While a number of issues were uncovered by this study, it was found that
scientific experiments and mathematical models enhance theoretical facts on
successful and disease-free clean cane production methods. But due to the
practicability exceptions and the inherent limitations in outcomes of
experiments, the research stresses on the importance of field work through
observations before theoretical assessments on the findings and the causes of
disease prevalence and quality decline in output. This is hoped will sanitize
the cane production process and output for the present and future generations.
Author(s)
Details
Dr.
Doorasamy Mishelle
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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