Slave Labor was needed
The problem with growing cash crops is that it utilizes all available land for one single crop. This cuts down the amount of land that is needed for food crops. In addition, raising one cash crop only can cause the soil to degrade as a result.
Sugar cane became a main cash crop due to its high profitability and demand, particularly in Europe and North America during the colonial period. Its cultivation was labor-intensive, leading to the establishment of plantations that relied heavily on enslaved labor. The process of refining sugar from cane also created economic opportunities and drove further agricultural expansion. As a result, sugar cane significantly influenced trade patterns and contributed to the wealth of colonial economies.
opportunity cost
Potatoes
Significant cash flow advantages over FIFO
Slave labor was needed
As a perennial plant with a deep root system and with good ground coverage provided by the dense mat of stems and leaves, sugarcane protects the soil from erosion. Given adequate fertilizer and water, it can flourish year after year, and there are parts of the world in which sugarcane has been a cash crop for centuries
Slave labor was needed.
I believe tobacco was the first cash crop in the world
The problem with growing cash crops is that it utilizes all available land for one single crop. This cuts down the amount of land that is needed for food crops. In addition, raising one cash crop only can cause the soil to degrade as a result.
cash crop
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Christopher Columbus was the first person to bring sugar cane to Cuba. Making sugar cane one of Cubas biggest cash crop to date. Sugar cane didnt become mass produced till after the 1791 slave revolt in haiti. Many slaves and plantersÊcame to Cuba as a result of the revolts.
sugar cane
yes! along with tobacco
the 2 main cash crops were sugar and tabbaco
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