Sugarcane In Iran

Sugar cane is harvested either by hand technique or by machine. Mostly it is being harvested by hand and it counts half of the production. Fields are set on fire so that all the dry leaves are burnt, kills snakes without demolishing roots and stalks. The cane can be cut either by cane special knives of harvester which can cut up to 1 ton per hour. The machinery has taken the place of labor and saving the time. It not only cut the cane at the level of stalk, but chops the cane in constant length and throws into trailer. The harvester can work 100 ton per hour and also throws back the waste back into field.

Sugar cane was considered as gold crop and was considered “Honey without bees”. It was luxury spice until 18th century before the cultivation

Sugarcane is cultivated in area of more than 60,000 Ha in Iran. Sugar cane is being cultivated in south of Iran where more than 5 mills are working to extract sugar cane for Sugar. The yield per hectare is unknown due to no reliable data, but efforts will be made to get the reliable data. Sugar cane industry in Iran is not mature and due to lack of knowledge for cane in Iran, it is going down every year. Many studies have been conducted to find the possibility of growing sugar cane profitably. So far, sugar cane crop is not profitable in Iran due to lack of water, chemical, machinery and

The first factory was established in 1894 for making sugar from sugar beet. Iran is one of the largest countries with 164 million hectares of land. Sugar cane and beet both are grown in Iran for producing Sugar. Sugar beet has been cultivated on 200,000 Hectares, which gives 700,000 Tons of Sugar. Iran has lack of irrigation area and good soil. Only 12% of the total given area is being cultivated to now.

Sugar beet is growing well in Iran and more than 35 mills are working to produce sugar from it. In recent years, Iran is facing less sugar beet with lower yield. Sugar beet in Iran is growing in very light to very hard soil. Iran fulfills his need of sugar through import from Pakistan, India and Brazil. Local factories are not enough to produce required number of sugar. The average yield of beet in Iran was 30 ton per hectare in 2010. Yield is different in each area depending on soil, variety and crop management. Lack of education and latest technology is the main cause of fewer yields per