GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  Significance of Sugarcane growing Creation of employment e.g. in estates, factories, sugar mills. Promotes development of industries such as processing sugarcane , industrial spirit and breweries manufacturing , etc. Has led to the growth of towns in growing areas e.g. Muhoroni, Awendo, and Mumias. Saves some foreign exchange that would be used in sugar importation. Farmers earn income through cane sales raising their standards of living. Provision of social amenities to workers such as schools, houses and health centers to take care of workers welfare e.g. Mumias. RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTONICS THEORY EXPLAINED 9 CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK FAR...

  Sugarcane is a coarse perennial grass belonging to the Saccharum family. It was introduced in Kenya in 1902 by an Australian farmer whereby commercial growing began in Miwani, Kibos, and Ramisi. Main Growing Areas Nyanza: Muhoroni, Miwani, Chemilil and Awendo. Coastal: Ramisi. Western: Mumias, Nzoia, Kabras, Nambele Conditions Favouring Sugarcane growing (requirements) Physical High temperatures(21◦c-27◦C) High and well-distributed rainfall (1200-1500 mm annually). Dry and sunny weather during harvesting to increase sugar accumulation in the cane. Fertile and well-drained soils. Undulating land for machinery to be used and for easier transportation of cane to factories. Altitude between sea level and 1600 m. Human Requirements Abundant labour for planting, weeding, cutting, and loading onto trucks. Good transport infrastructure for sugarcane to reach the factory within a week after harvesting. Location of processing factories within the growing areas for quick processing of sug...