Isolated interventions are unlikely to help small sugarcane growers. Improving productivity requires integrated support systems.
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Not all reparations involve money. Returning unique scientific resources is also a way of showing respect and righting past harms.
Sweet sorghum has multipurpose post-harvest uses. It can produce grains, animal feed and sugary juice, making it unique among crops.
It wasn’t just colonists and convicts who invaded Australia in 1788 – invasive plant species arrived too.
By reflecting on the violent origins of the Canadian sugar industry, we can bring wider attention to the exploitation underpinning the history of Canadian cuisine.
There are ‘jewels’ among the piles of ash that remain once sugarcane’s fibrous material is burned.
Our research identified three key lessons.
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