Sugar industry innovation discussed in Guatemala
Thursday, 21 August 2008
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 20 (Xinhua): More than 100 specialists from Latin America and the Caribbean discussed technological innovations in the region's sugar industry, as part of the four-day Sugar Industry Congress which began in Guatemala City yesterday.
The economic panorama of the region and the sugar industry's perspectives in international markets were to be discussed during the meeting, with a special emphasis on technological innovations concerning sugar biotransformation into ethanol biofuel, the Congress organizing committee said.
The sugar industry represents 24 per cent of Guatemala's agricultural production and around 14 per cent of its exports, and it is one of the most important economic sectors for Latin America and the Caribbean, Guatemalan Vice President Rafael Espada said at the inauguration of the summit.
The economic panorama of the region and the sugar industry's perspectives in international markets were to be discussed during the meeting, with a special emphasis on technological innovations concerning sugar biotransformation into ethanol biofuel, the Congress organizing committee said.
The sugar industry represents 24 per cent of Guatemala's agricultural production and around 14 per cent of its exports, and it is one of the most important economic sectors for Latin America and the Caribbean, Guatemalan Vice President Rafael Espada said at the inauguration of the summit.