Plantation Farming

Plantation Farming-Brazil 

Coffee Plantations are found abundantly in Brazil. A plantation is a large commercial farm in a developing country that specializes in one or two crops. The principal purpose is for feeding the farmer's family. There is normally a surplus of crops that goes towards feeding populations in developed countries. 

While visiting a local plantation in Brazil, I had the opportunity to meet a diversity of immigrants that were shipped into the country to work. They told me they do most of the work by hand or animal power, but more machines have been shipped in recently. The climate is relatively warm in the area year-round, which means they had an ample amount of work throughout the entirety of the year. Beans are harvested during September and April. Each man receives a basket to fill each day and is paid in relation to the amount of coffee beans they collect. 

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