KAWA MULTIMEDIA PUBLICATIONS
The problems facing sugar cane growing in Natal.
• Competition from other sugar producing countries which leads to price fluctuations for example 1974-1975.
• The need for having sugar processing plants on the farms to reduce on transport and cooking losses through.
• Lack of labour especially for weeding and harvesting.
• The problem of diseases. The main diseases is Ratoon stunting which inhibits the normal growth of the cane.
• The problem of pests like Mealbug, leafhopper and Green leaf succer.
• The problem of soil erosion.
• Soil exhaustion due to monoculture.
• Takes a long gestation period of 18 months
• Bush fires are destructive.
• The need for having sugar processing plants on the farms to reduce on transport and cooking losses through.
• Lack of labour especially for weeding and harvesting.
• The problem of diseases. The main diseases is Ratoon stunting which inhibits the normal growth of the cane.
• The problem of pests like Mealbug, leafhopper and Green leaf succer.
• The problem of soil erosion.
• Soil exhaustion due to monoculture.
• Takes a long gestation period of 18 months
• Bush fires are destructive.