A tall, kindly white man of sixty - four, Mike removes his sunglasses to study
an area of the sugarcane, and comes to a near stop.
Not exact matches
About 90 per cent
of sugarcane output in the country comes from farmers with a planted
area of less than 5 hectares, Ignacio said.
They are not growing any
sugarcane in Komenda or in Elmina or in Kissi or on any
of those
areas.
It is the commercial center
of an irrigated
area that produces large quantities
of sugarcane, rice, tobacco, and fruit, and provides the province with its nickname, the Garden
of the Republic.
Day 15: After a tour
of the cattle town
of Rockhampton it is north through station country to Mackay and then through lush
sugarcane fields to the beautiful Whitsunday
area and Airlie Beach
Because
of the unique climate, the
area boasts a tremendous diversity
of terrain, from dense rain forests to airy deciduous forests, towering active volcanoes to lush
sugarcane fields, and thick lagoons to untouched beaches.
This fascinating, eco-friendly experience enables you to explore the 110 - YEAR - OLD KOHALA DITCH, AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM
of hand - wrought tunnels, elevated flumes and concrete channels that once watered the vast
sugarcane fields in the
area.
Biofuels driving destruction
of Brazilian cerrado (8/21/2007) The cerrado, wooded grassland in Brazil that once covered an
area half the size
of Europe, is fast being transformed into croplands to meet rising demand for soybeans,
sugarcane, and cattle.
The Program for Sustainable Production
of Palm Oil, announced today by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, is novel in its approach to protecting standing forests while allowing cultivation in
areas that have been deforested in the past, namely for use as short - lived
sugarcane plantations or lumber operations.