Management Papers
75 years of the sugarcane sector in Pakistan: milestones, challenges, and transformative prospects
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025Sugarcane is a cash crop that supports Pakistan's economy and food security. This paper presents a historical perspective of the sugarcane industry over the past 75 years, from Pakistan’s independence in 1947 to the present day.
A reliable journey towards operational excellence in the sugarcane industry: Ingenio Trinidad’s case
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025In the context of market globalization and growing economic challenges competitiveness in the sugarcane industry increasingly demands operational excellence; this was the case for Ingenio Trinidad in Guatemala. High maintenance costs, low equipment availability, especially at the beginning of the harvesting season (Zafra), and low productivity due to unexpected downtime, attributed to the lack of a maintenance strategy, resulted in low competitiveness and placed the company at the bottom of the profitability benchmark in Guatemala. In response, a Reliability and Asset Management Dream was defined to drive industrial processes towards operational excellence, with consulting guidance and collaboration at various levels of the organization.
Agroportunity: a tool for field decision-making and its impact on sugarcane production at Riopaila Agricola and Castilla Agricola S.A.
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The optimal development of sugarcane cultivation is closely linked to agronomic practices carried out during crop establishment. It is crucial to perform each task at the right time; among the activities that significantly influence plant regulation and growth are soil tillage and fertilization.
Bird conservation and its impact on sugarcane sustainability in the Cauca River Valley, Colombia
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025Birds are a fundamental component of agroecosystems due to the goods and services they provide, including pollination, seed dispersal, and pest control. Despite these benefits, birds have been overlooked in biodiversity conservation planning for sugarcane crops in Colombia.
Carbon footprint of sugarcane farming in Colombia: enhancing crop sustainability
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025Over the past 9 years, the sugarcane agroindustry has made progress in measuring its carbon footprint from cultivation to the production of sugar, ethanol, and energy. Cenicaña has engaged sugarcane growers, who represent 75% of the planted area in Colombia’s Cauca River Valley, highlighting the importance of measuring and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Development of climate-based innovation solutions for a resilient and sustainable sugarcane industry
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025To reduce climate-related risks through informed decision-making based on reliable information, Cenicaña classified the Automated Meteorological Network (RMA) information into homogeneous groups based on the behavior of important key climatic variables. The study sought to determine the differential productivity behavior of sugarcane within each of the identified groups.
Grower economic data the key to lobbying for grower financial sustainability in times of industry uncertainty and high input costs
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025The South African Cane Growers Association (SACGA) has, since 1927 represented growers and provided services in all economic, governance, and industrial affairs. To do this, the Association has needed a strong data-gathering and analysis component to ensure that it can negotiate reasonably and accurately on behalf of its constituents.
Implementation of a whistleblowing policy in Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited for good corporate governance
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025Whistleblowing has been one of the important mechanisms that are crucial for implementing better and effective corporate governance in any institution or organization, including the sugar industry. Whistleblowing has helped develop good corporate governance, which is indispensable for the growth and development of the sugar industry.
Importance of learning and development in the improvement of productivity and employee engagement in Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited
Last Updated: junio 17, 2025For the enhancement and growth of the productivity, learning and development are very important measure that makes the job easier for employees. It helps the employees improve their skills and knowledge while they are on their duties and employment.
Strategies for the development of sugarcane ecotourism in Veracruz, Mexico
Last Updated: junio 19, 2025The sustainability of the sugar industry has been managed by agroecological technological packages in conjunction with advances in fertilization, phytosanitary management, and industrial transformation, mainly in the diversification towards bioenergy such as ethanol, cogeneration, and recently biohydrogen. However, the sugar industry has a cultural, historical, anthropological, and socioecological heritage that has not been a factor in the development of sugarcane regions.