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Sugar cane was introduced in the
seventh century by the Dutch. The agricultural sector in
Mauritius is dominated by sugar. Cultivation of sugar
cane in Mauritius was possible by the widespread
clearing of forests in the islands during the eighteenth
and nineteenth century. It was of course not a good
thing to destroy the natural forest on the island
because it also destroyed many endemic species. On the
positive side sugar cane is considered as a fast growing
grass that offers good vegetative cover to the ground
and prevents soil erosion to occur massively. |
