An Investigation into Sugarcane Byproducts Management Practices in Ethiopian Sugar Factory

The expansion of sugar factory has played a vital role in transforming the life of the local community through job creation, provision infrastructures such as school, potable water, roads and health institutions. Beside the production of sugar, sugar factory produces different byproducts which are important as a raw material for various industries. In Ethiopia there is big potential to supply molasses, bagasse and cane top as a raw material. Byproducts of the sugarcane industry, if efficiently implemented, has the dual and important advantage of generating reasonable profits, not only for the sugar producers themselves but also for the national economy at large, as exemplified by cheap electricity, imports replacement, the efficient use of local fuels and forest preservation. Ethiopian sugar factory is not utilizing this raw material resource satisfactorily and there is little understanding of these byproducts of sugarcane. The aim of this thesis is to investigate management practices of sugarcane byproducts, utilization and sustainability in case of selected Sugar Factories in particular and the Ethiopian Sugar Factory in general. The collection of reviews was made from various studies undertaken and used as a milestone.