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Review
. 2022;24(5):1330-1341.
doi: 10.1007/s12355-022-01113-7. Epub 2022 Mar 5.

Research and Development Prospects for Sugarcane Industry in Vietnam

Thi-Thao Nguyen  1 , Quoc-Tuan Hoang  1 , Tien-Thanh Nguyen  1 , Tuan-Anh Pham  1 , Anh-Duong Cao  2   3 , Hong-Duong Pham  4 , Viet-Hung Le  5   3 , Thu-Trang Vu  1 , Ngoc-Hung Pham  1 , Tien-Cuong Nguyen  1 , Kim-Anh To  1 , Van-Hung Nguyen  1 , Quyet-Tien Phi  6 , Viet-Hoa Tran  7 , Tat-Thanh Dang  7 , Quoc-Dat Lai  8 , Raoul Lionnet  9 , Son Chu-Ky  1
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Review

Research and Development Prospects for Sugarcane Industry in Vietnam

Thi-Thao Nguyen et al. Sugar Tech. 2022.

Abstract

Sugarcane is one of the most important industrial crops in Vietnam and covers a total of 127,000 hectares of plantation area. In the season 2020-2021, Vietnam has produced 0.763 million tons of sugar (accounting for 0.34% total world sugar production). A current sugarcane production of 7.498 million tons is being used mainly for sugar production for direct consumption, ethanol production, bio-electricity and fertilization. To ensure crop sustainability, various policies and plans have been implemented. Crop breeding and zoning improvement programme significantly influence sugarcane production and sugar yield. Over 25 years since the programme "one million ton of sugar" was promoted, Vietnam currently possesses 25 sugar mills with a total capacity of 110,000 tons of sugarcane per day. Major problems of sugarcane industry as well as research and development have been discussed in this review. Recent research and development work focused on the added values of co-products to ensure sustainability of the sugarcane industry. Molasses will be used for ethanol production, and bagasse is used as the biomass for the alternative energy. Sugarcane and sugar would be the main feedstocks for those bio-economy growths in Vietnam. To keep the sustainable development of the sugar industry, and to meet the demand of the food and non-food requirements, it is necessary to upgrade the sugar value chain through the adoption and the development of co-products of the sugar industry.

Keywords: Bio-economy; Sugar industry; Sugarcane; Sugarcane value chain; Vietnam.

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Schematic sugar value chain in Vietnam
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Production of inverted sugar at pilot scale at HUST
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Inverted sugar, syrup and jam developed by HUST
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ECBs from Vietnam sugarcane bagasse and agricultural by-products during the trial at construction site at TU Bergakademie Freiberg (2017–2018) (Katja et al. 2020)
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Fibreboard from sugarcane bagasse
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Straw from sugarcane bagasse
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Biodegradable F&B containers
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Animal feed from sugarcane bagasse
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Cellulose from bagasse using in shrimp pond treatment
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