Climate and sugarcane productivity

in the valley of the Cauca river

Introduction

This document describes the behavior of sugarcane productivity in the seven climatic zones of the Cauca River Valley, based on statistical agglomeration. Likewise, matters related to the effect of climatic variables on the cane tonnage per hectare (TCH) and the yield of sugar cane are briefly addressed, based on information from thirteen sugar mills over a period of twenty years. Subsequently, it is shown how these data have been used to build a production and productivity forecasting model.