Black and white photograph showing a man from the shoulders up carrying a bundle of sugarcane stalks in his arms. In the background, a field of sugarcane can be seen. A portion of the field nearer to the viewer has been cut, whereas sugarcane stalks are still standing upright further away.

History of sugarcane

Page snapshot: Summary of the history of sugarcane, including its wild relatives, domestication, spread, and place in history, including the history of slavery.Topics covered on this page: Introduction; Making sugar from sugarcane; Early technology (through the 1800s); Planting and harvesting; Milling and refining; Newer technology (1800s to present); Origin and early spread of sugarcane; Initial domestication and spread (New Guinea, Asia); Later … Continue reading History of sugarcane

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