Using the fire could of course save labor. But today the accusation of "polluter" hangs over people, so beginning last year, TSC has ordered the practice stopped. It is now actively promoting ROC 12 type sugarcane, which is suitable for "green leaf harvesting."
放火燒固然可節省不少人手，但汙染環境的罪名在今日再也擔待不起，所以，打從去年起，台糖下令封殺這種「土法」，積極推廣適合「青採」的 ROC 12。