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Economic implications of alternative mill mud management options in the Australian sugar industry

Date

Authors

Qureshi, Ejaz

Qureshi, Sumaira

Wegener, Malcolm K

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Sugar mills produce a range of byproducts during the process of extracting sugar from cane. Mill mud is one of the byproducts produced in significant volume. The practice of spreading mill mud onto cane fields close by the mill has been the primary means

Keywords

Keywords: cost-benefit analysis; economics; fertilizer application; mill; numerical method; numerical model; recycling; soil type; sugar cane; waste disposal; Australasia; Australia; Mackay; Queensland Byproduct; Economic; GIS; Mathematical programming; Mill mud; Nutrients; Spatial

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19118

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Agricultural Economics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00181.x