The Agricultural Production Model

Numerous crops have been used to produce bioenergy around the world. Among the alternatives of biomass intended for renewable energy purposes, sugarcane is highlighted as a great alternative, and the knowledge of all the steps of the agricultural phase of its production chain is imperative in order to improve the sustainability of bioethanol production in Brazil. This chapter presents an agricultural model, called CanaSoft, which is intended for simulation and assessment of the most important agricultural parameters of biomass production system alternatives, as well as for integrated sustainability optimization. The complete description of the parameters considered in the model for sugarcane production is provided, as well as a description of its adaptation to other biomass.

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