Abstract An equitable payment system between sugarcane and sugar beet growers and the factories that process the crops underpins the sector’s viability. This study illustrates the diversity of payment systems that proliferate in both the cane and beet industries, with particular reference to those employed in 29 WABCG (World Association of Beet and Cane Growers) member countries. These vary from the government moderated systems (e.g. Morocco, Turkey, India) to where growers directly participate with sugar companies to fix their crops’ price (Australia, Nicaragua, UK). With advances in process conversion technologies which have helped realise increased revenues for factories from bagasse,… Login to continue
