The Rural Economy Of Fiji

In doc. 1, a map is shown. This map shows all of the islands and larger land masses that are perfect for the growing of sugarcane in central America. Many countries decided to take advantage of this and made central America the capital of the sugar trade. Thousands of plantations took root and out of them came the flourishing sugar trade. Without the fertile land, the trade would never have started and because of the land, the sugar trade was driven forward to become an enormous industry. To continue, in document 2 it shows just how perfect the land was for growing sugar cane. The climates of two islands, Jamaica and Barbados are almost exactly alike to the ideal climate for growing. In that same region there were tens of more islands, all perfect for growing sugar. Without this perfect land and climate, the sugar trade would never have developed or driven forward and without the sugar trade, England would never have become the global empire that it

Making sugar as it was discovered in the 17th century was a hard process. That is why it was believed to be an investment during this time. The sugar had to be boiled 3-4 times before the process was over, and the water was removed. What drove the sugar trade was the demand as it became such a huge stimulant. Everyone wanted it, and that's why people spent all their time growing it across the sea.

The sugar industry was the most successful of any industry surrounding auxiliary foods because once one tasted its sweetness they could not easily abandon their love of it (Doc 3). Consumers began increasing the sugar content in common household foods such as tea, coffee, and chocolate to make them more pleasing, leading only to further addiction. This caused an even greater increase in the demand for sugar, which was directly associated with the booming demand for the other products mentioned (Doc 4). When sugar consumption increased 11.6lbs per capita annually in a fairly short time span, the amount of sugar being imported from the Caribbean was forced to increase enough to satisfy the need. Severe addiction was becoming an issue and nothing was there to stop this steady increase of the Europeans sugar intake (Doc 5).

Do you ever wonder how sugar became so popular? The Sugar market went on for 200 years, throughout those years the market went up and down in business. In the last decades of the century, four fifths of the sugar went to the French and British colonies. The Sugar Trade was driven by three main factors, which were, land, capital, and mercantilism.

The sugar trade succeeded due to the increasing demand for the product, along with the advent of European colonization of the Caribbean, and the use of slavery as an efficient workforce. The rise in demand for sugar was partially a result of the addictive properties it had, which caused people to want more of it. The islands on which the Europeans were colonizing were ideal for the growth of cane sugar, the plant that is processed into the finished sugar product. With the use of slaves, the production of sugar was happening at a much quicker and cheaper rate than before, thus creating more sugar to supply the demand. During the sixteenth century, the Europeans colonized the Caribbean islands, which were perfect for running sugar plantations.

The modern sugar industry began with Christopher Columbus, the misguided sailor who set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, westward toward China on August 3, 1492. He got as far as Cuba. As planned, Columbus landed at the Canary Islands a short time after leaving Spain, to load up provisions, however Columbus fell in love with the land's ruler, the beautiful Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio. They had a month-long affair before he finally sailed away. She gave as a gift some sugarcane cuttings, which he planted in what he thought was land near China, but which were really the islands of San Salvador, Cuba and Hispaniola.

Today, sugar is a widely used product across the world. However, if it were not for Christopher Columbus, who brought it to the Caribbean Islands in 1493, this would not have been the case. Before that point, sugar was only produced in Europe, but following Columbus’ introduction of sugar to the Caribbean, the sugar industry rapidly developed due to multiple factors. The ideal climate of the Caribbean plantations, along with the increased demand from Europe led to increased investments in the overall production of sugar. In order to grow sugar cane you need the ideal climate, hence the reason why Christopher Columbus introduced it to Jamaica and Barbados. Due to the increasing amount of sugar being grown eventually lead to the crop to become

Because of Britain’s colonies’ land and climates, they were more efficiently producing sugar. Britain had a perfect trade route for trading sugar, and had two particular places that were perfect for growing/making sugar (Doc 1), which were Jamaica and Barbados. Jamaica and Barbados had the perfect setting for sugar making. They had the correct temperature, latitude, soil, and rainfall amounts (Doc 2). The land was a sugar making machine. Because of Jamaica, Barbados, and their trading route, Britain had an advantage in the Sugar Trade. They could grow sugar in places where others couldn’t even get close to the right setting.

The sugar trade was positively impacted by a rapidly increasing demand for sugar, along with the European desire to colonize the Caribbean islands, and the growing ease of purchasing slaves as a means of labor. As more sugar was being produced, the demand for it in Europe grew at an extremely swift rate. The production of the sugar was taking place in the Caribbean, which at the time was being colonized by major European nations such as England, France, and Spain. These islands were the ideal location for the growth of sugar cane, which was the basis for the manufacturing of sugar. To help supply the high demand for sugar, there was a rise in the use of slaves as a cheap and efficient method of labor.

Sugar has been a staple in the diets of Europeans for centuries. From desserts to tea, sugar has been added to everything. While it is unhealthy in large doses, the demand for the saccharide does not falter. Before sugar could be mass produced by machines, much of the labor was done by slaves. While this benefitted white Europeans, they were the only ones to have profited from this new sugar craze. The African population suffered immensely from the sugar industry as the working conditions of sugar plantations were brutal and they had no civil rights as slaves.

One of the leading factors in the growth of the sugar trade was the ideal land in the Caribbean for the growth of

During the 1700’s Puerto Rico, influenced by its Caribbean neighbors joined in the sugar plantation industry. Although the island followed the Caribbean model of the sugar plantation economy quite late in this period, it became a top producer by

- Economic return: Net returns to farmers per Hectare from growing Sugar cane are high. From Exhibit 9 with nominal cash flow of a crop life cycle ( 4 years), the total return of one hectare is 6,900 (000'VND) and net present value is 3,841 (000'VND) with nominal discount rate 13.3%/year. Compare to coffee and rubber, sugar cane need only one year to revenue.

These organizations could provide teaching about efficient farming and making more productive crops available, which in turn would increase yield. Also they could help to build infrastructure like factories that could produce biofuels from sugarcane which could allow a greater profit to be rendered by the land. Infrastructure for irrigation could be greatly improved. When their irrigation infrastructure was damaged it led to the loss of other crops. One example of this is the production loss of 110000 tonnes of milled rice. Rice is the main crop on the island, and the other crops most commonly grown are sugarcane, vanilla, and coffee. Rice makes up 45% of the agricultural output and is usually a domestic product, because it is consumed usually on the island. Whereas sugarcane, vanilla, and coffee are mostly exported to their trade partners. These trade partners include the United States, France, China, and Iran. By improving the areas I listed above, production for these Items could increase which in turn would increase trade with these

To begin with, England found an important cash crop in the Caribbean. Sugar cane was introduced to the tropical environment of the Caribbean after Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. Sugar is native to southeastern Asia. Later, the Portuguese brought sugar to Brazil. Today Brazil is the lead producer of sugar.