Before harvesting it, they set it on fire, so it'll burn away any dead leaves and kill any poisonous snakes hiding there.
Sugar is a general term for sweet, soluble carbohydrates, while cane sugar specifically refers to sugar derived from sugar cane plants. Cane sugar is a type of sugar, but not all sugars come from sugar cane.
Sugar cane
Yes, sugar canes and sugar beets are plants.
It is extracted from plants, either sugar cane or sugar beet.
sugar cane
Rows of sugar cane plants.
Sugar cane and the sugar beet
Caning is a form of punishment by whipping, using a cane.
beet root, sugar cane and sweet potato produce sugar.
So the process if harvesting the sugar cane will be easier and require less manual labor. Snakes and other animals can hide in the tall plants and there are plenty of weeds and leaves that would get in someones way while harvesting.
Sugarcane = go buy it @ posies and plants located on bagatella row!
Yes, plants like sugar cane are a renewable resource. You can use them, then plant some more and watch it grow.