In October, the Dettol brand launched its first ever alcohol-free hand sanitizer, using bio-renewable active ingredients, including lactic acid sourced from cane sugar, and citric acid sourced from corn, to boost efficacy.

"It's a smart business move on Tencent's part," said Eddie Cane, former UMG label representative.

It's a smart kind of double-dipping," Cane said.

The project includes the construction of a sugar plant with daily sugar cane crushing capacity of 24,000 metric tons and a bagasse-fired power plant, which will help make up locals' demands for sugar and power.

The group also aims to achieve full traceability or sustainable certification for its primary raw materials including cocoa, hazelnut and refined cane sugar, by 2020.

One of its signature products, a high-top sneaker, is made from eucalyptus tree fiber, wool and sugar cane, responding to the company's goal of making comfortable and eco-friendly shoes.

He was born in a sugar cane plantation in North western parts of Kenya but plans to invest in a furniture workshop in Nairobi or other big towns once he completes the apprenticeship program.

"In our country, expressways are a preferred and often chosen means of transportation," said driver Guo Qiang, adding that locals can now transport regional delicacies, such as plums, dragon fruit, peaches and sugar cane, more quickly to the GBA.

As descendants of the ancient Pu people, the Blang live at high altitudes and practice agriculture, cultivating primarily rice, cotton, sugar cane and tea in the rich soil of the tropical climate.

Halo Top ice cream, a brand under Unilever Plc, a British-Dutch consumer goods company, is an example of a product that emphasizes the use of natural flavors, such as probiotic fiber and organic cane sugar, increased protein content and specifying the low-calorie content on the front of the package.

Gong said farmers in Brazil, Ecuador, Chile and other South American countries with complex terrain attach more importance to the flexibility and precision of spraying, and farm drones are mainly used in banana, cocoa, coffee and sugar cane plantations.