Vietnamese sugar cane tops ASEAN in productivity for the first time

Published 2024년 10월 18일

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The Vietnamese sugar industry has achieved the highest sugar productivity in the region for the first time, as reported by the Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA). This achievement is due to the industry's growth, which includes the use of mechanisation in production, new technologies, trade defence measures, and increased sugar yield. The mechanisation rate for land preparation has exceeded 90%, and some sugar companies are experimenting with Industry 4.0 solutions from countries like the US and Australia to digitise sugar mill management. The industry has seen consecutive increases in sugarcane output and production for four years, with a rise in the purchase price for sugarcane from farmers. The VSSA plans to further increase the harvested area of sugarcane and sugar output in the 2024-25 crop, and has called on stakeholders to strengthen production linkages, combat sugar trade fraud, and adopt measures for sustainable development.

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The Vietnamese sugar industry has led the region in sugar productivity for the first time, according to the Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA). Thanks to the promotion of mechanisation in production such as land preparation, harvesting, spraying pesticides, technologies of the Fourth Industry Revolution (Industry 4.0) to farming, along with the application of trade defence measures, the sugar industry has recorded a significant growth, it said. Việt Nam’s sugar yield for the 2023-24 crop reached 6.79 tonnes per ha, higher than other key producers in the region such as Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. According to the VSSA, the mechanisation rate for land preparation has surpassed 90 per cent. Through technology transfer cooperation programmes and international funding, some sugar companies have started experimenting with new Industry 4.0 solutions from countries like the US and Australia to digitise the management of sugar mills. These technologies aid farmers ...

Source: WTOCenter