ISSCT Management Workshop
Anticipating actions and innovation for the sugarcane agroindustry sustainability
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Why Attend this Workshop?
The Management Commission Workshop will take place during the XXXII International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress that will be held in Cali – Colombia from August 22 to 31, 2025.
Participants are invited to prepare abstracts related to the theme and topics of the Workshop. See here for the Intent to Submit Abstract document.
The Workshop will provide an opportunity for a discussion on topics that involve the future of the labor market and how to anticipate the skills of work, as well as a panel discussion of actions for resilient sugarcane under the challenges of extreme weather and climate change. Understanding the future of sugar consumption, and how to promote balanced lifestyles to educate the public and policy decision-makers.
Session topics
The labor market, anticipating the skills of work
Call for actions for a resilient sugarcane industry
Innovation for sustainability and economic impact
Strategies to promote balanced lifestyles
Key date
| First announcement. Call for abstract submission and pre-registration | August 1, 2024 |
| Deadline for submitting paper titles and summaries to the Editor | September 30, 2024 |
| Deadline for the final submission of abstracts to the Editor | December 31, 2024 |
| Pre-congress (Pereira-Cali) | August 22 – 23, 2025. |
| Centennial Congress (Cali) | August 24 – 28, 2025. |
| Post-congress (Cartagena) | August 30 – 31, 2025. |
Workshop Contact information:
- Freddy Garcés ffgarces@cenicana.org
- Michelle Binedell Michelle.Binedell@sugar.org.za
- Jane Trindall jtrindall@sugarresearch.com.au
- Satish Purmessur satish.purmessur@mcia.mu
- Kamla Pillay kamlapillays@yahoo.com
The workshop registration fee is included in the ISSCT Congress.
Impact of innovation in the sugarcane agroinsdurty
| Hour | Title | Authors | |
| 8:30:00 a. m. | 100 years of SSCT Management Centennial Paper | SHINE James, CALCINO David, BAKER Carolyn, REDSHAW Kerry | |
| 9:30 a. m. | The sugarcane that inspires us, innovation for sustainability | Freddy Garcés, Alvaro Amaya, Hector Chica, Claudia Posada | ffgarces@cenicana.org |
| 10:00 a. m. | 75 Years of the Sugarcane Sector in Pakistan: Milestones, Challenges, and Transformative Prospects | Shahid Afghan Asif Tanveer and Muhammad Ehsan Khan | ceo.srdb@gmail.com shahid.afghan@gmail.com |
| 14:00 | Sustainability studies in small-scale sugarcane growers in the province of Tucumán, Argentina. Programa Girsar. | Tonatto J., Garolera De Nucci L.P., Gutierrez D., Padovani F., Romero E.R | jtonatto@eeaoc.org.ar |
| 14:30 | Collaborative innovation in the sugar-energy sector | Gerónimo Courel, Maximiliano Farrel, Guillermo Abratte, Santiago Pendino | geronicourel@gmail.com |
Managment and operational efficiency
| Hour | Title | Authors | |
| 15:00 | Agro opportunity: a tool for field decision-making and its impact on sugar cane (Saccharum Officinarum) production at Riopaila Agricola And Castilla Agricola S.A. | G. A. Barona; L.A. Lopez; C.A. Lucumi | gbarona.corp@agroriocas.com |
| 16:00 | Grower economic data is the key to lobbying for grower financial sustainability in times of industry uncertainty and high input costs | Richard Nicholson | Richard.Nicholson@saSACGA.co.za |
| 16:30 | The reliable journey towards operational excellence in sugar cane industry: Ingenio Trinidad’s case | MA Martínez , JC Urango, GA Coloma | amartinez@idc-confiabilidad.com |
| 17:00 | General Discussion and Managment Commission meeting |
Labor market
| Hour | Title | Authors | |
| 14:00 | The value of communities of practice within the sugarcane value chain – a case study of SUSFARMS® in South Africa | ML Binedell, J Edmonds, A Edmonds, J Watson and D Wilkinson | michelle.binedell@canegrowers.co.za |
| 14:30 | Importance of learning and development in improvement of the improvement of productivity and employee engagement in Triveni Engineering and Industries limitedLimited | Tarun Sawhney and Girish Kohli | girishkohli@dbd.trivenigroup.com |
| 16:00 | Strategies for the development of sugarcane ecotourism in Veracruz, Mexico. | N Aguilar-Rivera, M Enriquez-Poy | naguilar@uv.mx |
| 16:30 | Implementation and successful execution of the whistleblowing policy in Triveni Engineering and Industries Limited for good corporate governance to protect the interest of the company along with the interest of the stakeholders along the promoters of TEIL | Girish Kohli | girishkohli@dbd.trivenigroup.com |
| 17:00 | General Discussion |
Call for actions
| Hour | Title | Authors | |
| 8:30 a. m. | A successful peace and sustainability Laboratory in the Colombian sugarcane agroindustry (Dialogue with ethnic and rural communities) | Claudia Calero, Juan Pablo Coral | jpcoral@asocana.org |
| 9:00 a. m. | Development of climate-based innovation solutions for a resilient and sustainable sugarcane industry | H. Chica, M. Fernández, J. Caicedo and F. Garcés | hachica@cenicana.org |
| 9:30 a. m. | Carbon Footprint Measurement in Sugarcane Growers: Enhancing Crop Sustainability | Bryan Esteban Múnera Castañeda, Maria Alejandra Correa Betancourt, Sandra Lorena Alarcón Muriel y Nicolás Javier Gil Zapata | programaintegra@cenicana.org |
| 10:00 a. m. | Bird conservation and its impact on sugarcane sustainability in the Cauca River Valley, Colombia | Leonardo Rivera-Pedroza, Diana Eusse-González, Giovanni Cárdenas, Freddy Fernando Garces Obando and Gloria M Lentijo | leonardo.fabio.rivera@correounivalle.edu.co ffgarces@cenicana.org |
Poster
| Title | Authors | |
| Waters Foundation FAVS, as an alternative to becoming Nature Positive and ensuring sustainability in the sugarcane sector | David Loaiza, Daniela Hernandez | dloaiza@asocana.org |
| Designing the business model for labour services required by sugarcane growers in Colombia | Alexandra Arellano Jorge Luis Popayan | jlpopayane@unal.edu.co aearellanog@unal.edu.co |
| Disaster stuck: A case study of structure, communication and data collection from South African sugarcane growers | Kadwa M & Schoeman J | Muhammad.Kadwa@sacanegrowers.co.za |
| Evaluation of the Efficiency and Costs of Implementing a Sugarcane Harvest Transportation and Logistics System in a Sugar Mill in Eastern Bolivia | Ortiz Luis Fernando, Burnquist William, Sanchez Mario | lfortiz@deltax.la |
| Analysis of the opportunity for mechanized operations in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) and their impact on tons of cane per hectare (TCH) | Guerrero Ortiz Ana Maria | amguerrero@ingeniopichichi.com |
| Inside or outside: when is open innovation relevant to accelerate and scale processes and products? | A Arenas-Calderón, F. Garcés, D Valderrama and E Arboleda | aarenas@cenicana.org; ffgarces@cenicana.org; innovacion@cenicana.org |
| Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices in sugarcane: a bioenergy approach in Tucumán, Argentina | Feijóo E., Tonatto J.; Garolera De Nucci L. P., Alonso L. G. y Romero E. R. | jtonatto@eeaoc.org.ar |
| Adaptation of roles and transactions in ERP software (SAP), to optimize maintenance management under the reliability model at the Pichichi sugar mill | Oscar Javier Velasco Sanchez Jefferson Hernandez Cardona Jorge Olmedo Mora García Sergio Alejandro Bonilla Cano | Ojvelasco@ingeniopichichi.com jhernanadez@ingeniopichichi.com jomora@ingeniopichichi.com sabonilla@ingeniopichichi.com |
| Creation of strategic objectives, implementing the SMART methodology | Oscar Javier Velasco Sanchez Jefferson Hernandez Cardona Jorge Olmedo Mora García Sergio Alejandro Bonilla Cano | Ojvelasco@ingeniopichichi.com jhernanadez@ingeniopichichi.com jomora@ingeniopichichi.com sabonilla@ingeniopichichi.com |
| Administrative irrigation control: a tool to reduce water consumption per irrigation module in sugarcane cultivation at Castilla Agricola S.A. | G. A. Barona; L.A. Lopez; C.A. Lucumi | gbarona.corp@agroriocas.com |
| Digital channels to identify those interested in the adoption of technology | Hernán Felipe Silva-Cerón, Óscar Andrés Saavedra-García and Samuel Andrés Galeano-Patiño | hfsilva@cenicana.org |
| Administrative Tools for Cost Control in Sugar Cane Cultivation at Riopaila Agricola and Castilla Agricola S.A. | G. A. Barona; K. Muñoz J. Bedoya | gbarona.corp@agroriocas.com |
| redicting illegal burnings for effective risk management in the Guatemalan sugarcane agroindustry | Galindo, et al. – P |
About Colombian Sugarcane Industry
The joint ISSCT Management Workshop will be held at Cali, Colombia. It will be hosted by Cenicaña and Tecnicaña. In addition to being the epicenter of the most productive sugarcane agribusiness in the world and with nearly 240,000 hectares under cultivation, the Cauca River Valley is also a very popular tourist destination (https://colombia.travel/en/cali). Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, is famous for the salsa, the Cali fair and the joy and hospitality of its people. In addition, it houses a variety of shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and much more.
CENICAÑA (www.cenicana.org) is the research centre of Colombian sugarcane agribusiness and is responsible for producing new disease resistant varieties with higher yields, in addition to conducting research and development in agronomy, factory processes and the extension of best management practices.
The Colombian Association of Sugar Cane Technicians TECNICAÑA (www.tecnicana.org) is a technical and non-profit Institution. Created in October 1977 with the main objective of promoting technology, participation and development of professionals and technicians, on issues related to the cultivation of sugar cane and its derived industries.
Tourist Information
Cali, known as the “World Capital of Salsa” and the third largest city in Colombia, is a vibrant and lively tourist destination that offers a wide range of unique experiences, sounds, and flavors. Tasting the region’s typical dishes is a must for any visitor. Cali’s food is a delicious blend of flavors that combines local ingredients with influences from the Pacific coast and the region’s Afro-Colombian heritage, creating a unique gastronomic experience that is full of flavor. Strolling the colorful neighborhoods of Cali’s historic old town and amidst the warm hospitality of the ‘Caleño’ people, you will get to know the city’s rich musical heritage. Cali offers a unique experience where Afro-Colombian instruments and rhythms from the Pacific coast are celebrated alongside its famed salsa and traditional indigenous sounds to create all sorts of upbeat and creative musical fusions.
For more information please visit: Colombia Travel https://colombia.travel/en/cali
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