Agriculture (Large-Scale Commercial Farming)

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Sugar Farming Swaziland

Swaziland produces sugar cane in the eastern region. Sugar cane production is the biggest industry. It accounts for 59% agricultural input and 18% of Swaziland's GDP. They have three sugar mills- Mhulme, Simunye and Ubombo.

Inputs

Climate (lots of sunshine, temperature never falls below 15C

Flat land

1800 of rainfall (Swaziland is dry so irrigation systems are used)

Soils (Rich in nutrients)

Capital (Machinery)

Labour

Processes

Irrigation water is taken for canals

12 Months to grow

Ripe sugar is burned and the flowers fall off.

Cane is crushed in mills

Outputs

Raw sugar and Brown sugar

Refined Sugar

Molasses

Fibre

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