Sugar cane is a tropical crop which contains high amounts of
sugar in its plant liquor. The plant is grown in large quantities in
many countries with the primary purpose to produce white and
brown sugar. The growth of sugar cane can be more or less mechanized and
the exchanges vary depending on
natural conditions, equipment used as well as agricultural practice.
Sugar cane
Sugar cane fields
Mechanized sugar cane harvesting
Sugar cane transportation
Burning of the sugar cane field after
harvest emits a variety of air pollutants
Typical
exchanges associated with sugar cane production