Cane fields outside Amanzimtoti, Natal

Cane fields  outside Amanzimtoti, Natal in February 2015

Hmong women eating sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam

Hmong women eating sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Boys with sticks of sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam

Boys with sticks of sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

A young girl with a stick of sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam

A young girl with a stick of sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam

Sugarcane in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Sugar cane for sale in Sapa, Vietnam

Sugar cane for sale in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Hmong women eating sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam

Hmong women eating sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Hmong women and children in Sapa, Vietnam

Hmong women and children in Sapa, Vietnam in February 2012

Woman with a conical hat pushing a trolley of sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam2012

Woman with a conical hat pushing a trolley of sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam in February 2012

Local people with sticks of sugarcane surrounded by parked motorbikes in Sapa, Vietnam

Local people with sticks of sugarcane surrounded by parked motorbikes in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Cane train locomotives at Mount Bartle Frere, North Queensland

Cane train locomotives at Mount Bartle Frere, North Queensland in June 2013

Sugar cane

Sugar cane near Ingham, Queensland, in June 2013

Chewing sugar cane

Children eating sugar cane in the market in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Girls with sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam

Local girls with sugar cane in Sapa, Vietnam in December 2012

Sugar cane

Sugar cane waiting to be transported to the mill at  Babinda, Queensland in June 2012

Sugar cane

Sugar cane near Mossman, Queensland in June 2013

Firing cane

Firing cane near Mossman, Queensland in June 2013

Sugar cane truck

A truck loaded with sugar cane on a highway in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand in February 2012

Sugar cane

Sugar cane for sale in a village near Mae Chan in northern Thailand in December 2009