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Saturday, 01 January 2011
SADRN Policy Brief 11: Trade and poverty in Mauritius: Impact of European Union sugar reforms on the livelihood of sugar cane workers
- Project SADRN
- Year 2011
Sugar cane remains a major contributor to the Mauritian economy. In 2003 it was cultivated on 85% of the arable land by 28 000 planters, with most planters being smallholders. One in three rural families is directly or indirectly involved in the sugar industry. Annual sugar production averages 575 000…
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