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== Sugar Cane in Australia == | == Sugar Cane in Australia == | ||
*Sugar is one of the most important Australian crops, with a gross production value exceeding $1 billion per year.<ref name=" | *Sugar is one of the most important Australian crops, with a gross production value exceeding $1 billion per year.<ref name="Ag1"> ''About Australian crop industries''. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/crops/about-crops </ref> The nation is the world's second largest exporter of raw sugar.<ref name="Ag2">''Sugar''. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/crops/sugar </ref> | ||
* | *95% of Australia's sugar production occurs in Queensland, the state bordering the Great Barrier Reef.<ref name ="Ag2"></ref> | ||
== Impacts == | == Impacts == | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 2 March 2016
The Impacts of the Sugar Cane Industry on the Great Barrier Reef
Sugar Cane in Australia
- Sugar is one of the most important Australian crops, with a gross production value exceeding $1 billion per year.[1] The nation is the world's second largest exporter of raw sugar.[2]
- 95% of Australia's sugar production occurs in Queensland, the state bordering the Great Barrier Reef.[2]
Impacts
Mitigation Strategies
References
- ↑ About Australian crop industries. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/crops/about-crops
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sugar. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/crops/sugar