Question

Sugarcane is not a plantation crop. What does this mean for the sugar industry?

Options

• It is cultivated by farmers in small fields.

• In the absence of sugar mills near the field the sugar output is lowered.

• Supply to the sugar industry is irregular.

• All of the above.

Answer 1

All of the above.

Explanation:

Cane is grown by many smallholders (small fields); mills often lie far away (reducing output due to sucrose loss); and raw‑material supply to factories is therefore irregular.