Sentences with phrase «introduction of sugar cane»

But the arrival of cats in Hawaii circa 1800 had little to do with the loss of birds, while the introduction of sugar cane plantations in 1802, coffee plantations in 1842, and pineapple plantations in 1898 had a great deal to do with it.

The introduction of sugar cane into Brazil in the 1530s and the need for cheap labor was a cause of the trade in slaves, and an active passage of trade goods between Brazil and Africa sprang up.

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Based on reports of cane toad introduction helping to increase yields in Hawaiian sugar cane crops by eating beetles, Reginald Mungomery organized the import of toads.