The International Society of Sugarcane Technologists (ISSCT) awarded five recognitions to the Colombian sugarcane agroindustry for the quality of the presentations that were part of the academic agenda at the last world congress, held in Cali.

Among the recognized works are:

Factory:
Direct cane analysis: a comparison of the hydraulic press and wet disintegration methods
Authors: Diana Mendez, Maria Alejandra Gomez, Miller Lopez and Nicolas Gil Zapata, Cenicaña

Agriculture:
Calcium dynamics in sugarcane soils with high magnesium saturation in the northern Cauca River Valley
Authors: Sebastián Martínez, Ingenio Risaralda

By-products:
Reduction in carbon emissions through the use of bioethanol in turbodiesel engines
Authors: William Alexander Ojeda, Andrés Felipe Ospina, Lina Marcela Arévalo and Nicolás, Javier Gil, CENICAÑA

Administration:
The sugarcane that inspires us: Innovation for sustainability
Authors: Freddy Garcés, Álvaro Amaya, Héctor Chica, Claudia Posada, CENICAÑA

Intermediate career:
John Jaime Riascos, CENICAÑA

“These recognitions and the more than 45 works presented by Cenicaña are a pride and inspiration "For those of us who are part of the agroindustry. Thanks to the sector for its support, to Tecnicaña for honoring the agroindustry, and to ISSCT for continuing to transform the future of the sugar industry," said Cenicaña's General Manager, Freddy Garcés.