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

	Created by b_turay over 12 years ago

Sugar Farming in Swaziland