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Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative and Production Constraints in Pakistan: A Review

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Sugarcane crop has a vital role to play in the economy of developing countries. The crop requires a high amount of water during its development. Therefore, it becomes necessary to adopt innovative, ecofriendly, and water-efficient methods for its cultivation. In this chapter, sugarcane production constraints have been discussed to promote sustainable sugarcane production with special reference to Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) techniques. The constraints include high input costs, poor production practices, water scarcity, lack of implementation of modern technologies, less incentives, climate change, and delay in payment to the farmers. Sugarcane production can significantly be increased by using SSI with less input costs, efficient water utilization, reduction of weed losses, and controlling the infestation of pests and diseases. There is a need to take proper steps for increasing the production and profitability of sugarcane by timely irrigation, cost-effective inputs, better-quality seeds, and preventive measures against post-harvest losses. The capacity building of sugarcane farmers is also recommended.

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  1. Institute of Agricultural Extension, Education and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Hafiz Ali Raza & Muhammad Usman Hameed

  2. Department of Agronomy, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

    Mohammad Sohidul Islam

  3. Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Kezer Campus, SIIRT University, Siirt, Turkey

    Naveed Ahmad Lone, Muhammad Ammar Raza & Ayman E. L. Sabagh

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Raza, H.A., Hameed, M.U., Islam, M.S., Lone, N.A., Raza, M.A., Sabagh, A.E.L. (2022). Environmental and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative and Production Constraints in Pakistan: A Review. In: Ahmed, M. (eds) Global Agricultural Production: Resilience to Climate Change . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14973-3_17

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