Sugar cane fields are agricultural areas where sugar cane plants are cultivated. These fields provide the raw material for the production of sugar, a widely used sweetener.
Related terms
Cash crop: A crop grown specifically for sale rather than personal use, often associated with colonial economies.
Plantation system: Large-scale agricultural estates that were prevalent during colonial times, particularly in the Americas, producing cash crops using slave labor.
Mercantilism: An economic system in which colonies existed primarily to benefit their mother country by providing resources such as sugar or tobacco.