Abstract
In the viability of the Mexican sugar industry in the context of current crisis derived to displacing domestic sugar by HFCS; the diversification strategy must be given to the efficient use of the potential of sugar cane and byproducts using chemical and biotechnologies, a significant number of production processes could be developed to produce a high number of products, and the possibilities offered by further genetic improvement, turns sugar cane into the ideal crop for the XXI century. The diversification as a complement of sugar production, improving the exploitation of sugar cane and contributing in this way to the sustainability of Mexican sugar economy
