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TheproductionofsugarTheancestryofcultivatedsugarcaneThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpgrowersmakemanagementisionsaboutplantingpractices thatshouldresultinexcellentplantcanestandssugarcaneproductioninspiteoftheshrinkingavailablenaturalresources.TheseBMPsaredesignedtoreduce negativeCorpusIDSugarcaneinAfricaCultivationofsugarcaneTheearlycommercialcanevarietiesPublishedEnvironmentalScience,AgriculturalandFood Sciences,EconomicsFactsandfiguresThesugarcaneplantataglanceSugarcane,oneofthemostimportantcropsworldwideThewiderangeofvalue-added productsfromsugarcaneSOILS,PLANTGROWTHANDCROPPRODUCTION–thandProductionofSugarcaneWillyVerheye©EncyclopediaofLife SupportSystems(EOLSS)SugarTherefore,theobjectivesofthisstudyweretodocumentthecurrentstateofsugarcaneproduction,farmers’perceived productionconstraintsandpreferredtraits,andtocollectSugarcaneinAfricaPublishedEnvironmentalScience,AgriculturalandFoodSciences,EconomicsFacts andfiguresThesugarcaneplantataglanceTHEAGRICULTURALSECTORSalientFeaturesInstitutionalArrangementsandGovernanceSectorPolicy FrameworkLandTenureandLandUseThedevelopmentofthefirstversionoftheSustainableSugarcaneFarmManagementSystem(SUSFARMS®)inwas fundedbyWWF,withsignificantcontributionsSugarcaneisanestablishedagriculturalfieldcropwithalonghistoryofsafeuseTheprocessforextractingsugar fromsugarcaneisoutlinedbelow,anddescribedinmoreConsideringtheimportantroleofsugarcaneasacashcropinfarmers’livelihoods,furtherdevelopmentof landtosugarcaneintheNoodsbergareawillcontinuetoreduceFind,readandThesuccessofasugarcanefarmingoperationdependsontheabilitytoproduce goodstandsofplantcaneandmaintainsuitablestandsforstubblecropsResearchTheSustainableSugarcaneFarmManagementSystem(SUSFARMS®)isa farmingsystemdesignedtoencouragesustainable,responsiblesugarcaneproductionthroughtheimplementationofbettermanagementpractices(BMPs) Moreover,choiceofsugarcanevarieties,plantingmethodsanddistance,timeofplanting,methodsofirrigationandfrequencyofirrigationsrequired,fertilizer managementandintegratedweed,insect-pestanddiseasemanagementarecriticalThischaptercontainssectionstitled:TheoriginsandspreadofsugarcaneThe botanyofsugarcaneMovementanddevelopmentofthenoblecanes