Question

Name a few important plantation crops from different countries.

Answer 1

• The French established cocoa and coffee plantations in West Africa.
• The British set up -
  1. Large tea gardens in India and Sri Lanka.
  2. Rubber plantations in Malaysia.
  3. Sugarcane and banana plantations in the West Indies.
• Spaniards and Americans invested heavily in coconut and sugarcane plantations in the Philippines.
• The Dutch once had a monopoly over sugarcane plantations in Indonesia.
• Some coffee fazendas (large plantations) in Brazil are still managed by Europeans.