Summary The goal of this research project is to create a history line of the sugarcane industry in the Valle del Cauca, Colombia. In this timeline there is a description of the introduction of the sugarcane back in the 1500’s, its expansion in the Valley, and the impact it had and continue having on the Afro-Colombia Population in Valle del Cauca. Sugarcane industry has been involved in land usurpation, biodiversity loss, contamination of the rives, and air pollution as a result of the burning process of the crop. Mentor: Professor Vilma Arriaran La Torre, Science Department Students: Giusseppi Perez and Leesel Frasel […]
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Mentor: Professor Hayley Wagner, Ethnic and Race Studies Students: Lamont Dixon and Marian Okofo-Mensah External Collaborators: Lina Lugo Maturana and Alexander Paz BSAA Science Edition – December 2024
