Agricultural Horizons: Research, Technology and Sustainable Development Vol. 1

Objective: This narrative review evaluates the evidence concerning Saccharum edule Hasskarl as an indigenous food crop, a potential source of local livelihood support, and a component of integrated farming systems, with particular attention to the implications for disaster-prone areas.

Research Design: A targeted narrative review and qualitative synthesis of heterogeneous evidence were conducted.

Methodology: Google Scholar, Crossref, PubMed, and publisher websites were searched from 31 July to 2 August 2026 using combinations of “Saccharum edule”, “terubuk”, and “sayur lilin” with terms related to nutrition, product processing, farming, silage, livestock, integrated farming, food security, disasters, and resilience. Crop-specific literature published from 2017 to July 2026 was prioritised. Earlier or broader sources were included only to establish the food-security and resilience framework. Evidence was appraised according to study design, geographic scope, directness, and independence of replication.

Results: Crop-specific studies show that the edible inflorescence has a measurable proximate composition and can be processed into canned and other formulated food products. Local studies also describe agribusiness-development requirements, crop–livestock integration, and the conversion of stems and leaves into silage. However, the economic evidence is mainly derived from descriptive or case-study designs, and the livestock evidence includes laboratory ensiling and prediction-based analyses rather than extensive controlled feeding trials. No study directly evaluated crop performance or household food-security outcomes during disaster recovery.

Conclusion: Saccharum edule Hasskarl is best regarded as a locally important, underutilised crop with plausible value for food diversification, value addition, and circular use of crop residues. Its contribution to disaster-resilient food systems remains a hypothesis requiring multi-location agronomic trials, dietary and food-safety assessment, representative farm-budget studies, consumer research, and direct evaluation under hazard and recovery conditions.