ReStart the Sugar Cane Industry In Trinidad and Tobago.

With the world's focus now on sustainability and reusability, the sugar cane plant emerges as an 800 pound Gorilla. For god sakes we were the masters of the sugar cane plant! Now countries like India are pioneering and innovating ahead of us.

Sugarcane, a giant grass full of sugar

A sugarcane plant is a tuft of between 5 and 20 upright stems, or "tillers", 2 to 5 metres tall and 2 to 4 centimetres in diameter. Each stem is a succession of nodes and internodes; each node bears a bud and a band of root primordia. The sugar is stored in the pith, under the hard, waxy bark. Cuttings a few nodes long are taken from the stems and used to replant cane fields every five to ten years. The stems are also very rich in cellulose and lignin, which have many uses in the green chemicals industry and as fuels, energy, materials, etc.

Biodegradable Dishes and Plates

Sugarcane Plates are a strong, grease and cut resistant alternative to traditional plastic or polystyrene. Sugarcane fiber products are compostable and made from reclaimed and renewable material. Sugarcane fiber products are ASTM compliant for compostability and made from a reclaimed and renewable material

Multiple Uses of the Sugar Cane Plant

The by-products from cane sugar processing, namely the straw and bagasse (cane fibres), can be used to produce cellulosic ethanol, a second-generation biofuel. Other sugarcane products include molasses, rum, and cachaça (a Brazilian alcohol), and the plant itself can be used as thatch and as livestock fodder

And we had a shit ton of this

Conclusion

The sugar cane industry was an important part of Trinidad and Tobago's economy. Then the capitalists along with the IMF came in and killed our baby.
Restarting it would be amazing boost for the country, with it's current economic situation. It should become a National Priority. The industry will employ a lot of Trinis and will generate amazing revenue. It is also a major export earner for the country. Let's get back to our agricultural roots. In the renewabale aware world we are now in, the Sugar Cane Plant is important to the planet's future sustainability goals.

Trinidad and Tobago should be at the forefront of this new revolution.