Sugar Cane in Brazil | Global Ideas
The Brazilian sugar cane industry is booming. This is mostly due to the demand for ethanol which is used as biofuel. But a large part of the sugar cane waste is simply burned, resulting in increased carbon emissions and air pollution. Now a new project using German-Brazilian technology, will in future turn the waste into plastic.
Making Ethanol from Sugarcane
This segment highlights how sugarcane is processed into ethanol for fuel and other uses.
Bioethanol in Brazil
FarmersWeekly journalist, Ian Ashbridge, discovers how Brazilian scientists want to use GM technology in sugar cane to make bioethanol production more efficient.
