Vietnam to keep sugarcane area at 300,000ha by 2030Vietnam will keep its sugarcane growing area stable at 300,000 hectares until 2030 in parallel with increasing sugar output and quality, according to a plan on the sugar industry’s development until 2020 with a vision to 2030. Accordingly, from now to 2020, the country will ensure sugarcane production at more than 20 million tonnes and sugar output at 2 million tonnes, including 1.3 million tonnes of refined sugar. About 5.5 million tonnes or 90 percent of bagasse will be used to produce 1.1 million kWh of electricity every year. By 2030, sugarcane and sugar output will be respectively increased to 24 million tonnes and 2.5 million tonnes, and more than 90 percent of factories will process at least 4,000 tonnes of sugarcane each day. The industry is expected to recycle 7 million tonnes or 91 percent of bagasse annually to produce 1.5 – 1.6 billion kWh of electricity.

Source: VietNamNet News April 23, 2018 04:18 UTC