Integrated National Sugarcane

Purpose

Recover the productivity of the sugarcane fields, modernize the sugar mills and link the cane – sugar – bioenergy chain with the market and logistics.

Components

• Certified seed cane
• Modernized cultivation and irrigation
• Mechanized harvest
• Milling and sugar manufacturing
• Ethanol, molasses and cogeneration
• Export

Territorial scope

Four sugarcane hubs: Western Plains (Barinas – Portuguesa – Cojedes) · Central West (Lara – Yaracuy) · Central (Aragua – Carabobo) · Andes – South of the Lake (Trujillo – Zulia).

Plan phases · 2026–2031

A preliminary preparation phase and five progressive phases, with verifiable milestones.

1. 0

   Phase 0 · Months 0–6

   Preparation

   Legal and financial due diligence, binational investment vehicle, census of cane growers and assessment of land, mills and machinery.

2. 1

   Phase 1 · Months 6–12

   Enablement

   Agricultural, industrial and environmental permits; health and phytosanitary registrations; cane purchase contracts and port agreements.

3. 2

   Phase 2 · Months 12–24

   Rehabilitation

   Renewal of cane fields with certified seed; upgrading of mills, distilleries, boilers and irrigation; harvest machinery.

4. 3

   Phase 3 · Months 24–30

   Pilot harvest

   First harvest with quality-based payment, trial batches of sugar and ethanol, audits and traceability validation with buyers.

5. 4

   Phase 4 · Months 30–48

   Sustained marketing

   Stable domestic supply, export contracts for ethanol, molasses and derivatives; a regular logistics corridor.

6. 5

   Phase 5 · Months 48–60

   Scale-up

   New hubs (East: Monagas – Sucre), surplus electricity to the grid, bagasse bioproducts and a binational origin brand.