The actors – Sucre GARDEL

Industry players

From cane planter to sugar processor, the sugarcane industry is perfectly structured and relies on a diversity of trades with very specific know-how. Let’s discover them!

from 450 to 600

Thousands of tons
of sugarcane each year
in Guadeloupe

7800

jobs generated
by sugar cane

60000

hectoliter of pure alcohol (hap),
or nearly 12 million
1L bottles at 55 degrees.

2500

cane growers

cane cutting machines

Titans (trucks)
cane transporters

Planters

Our supply chain is short: growers are close to the sugar mill and only a few steps away from the end consumer.
They are the first links in a chain that, in a way, belongs to them.

BIO: the future of the industry

Many growers have chosen to switch to organic sugarcane farming. Favoring biodiversity, many of them have successfully taken the plunge.They are changing farming practices and embracing the challenges ahead.

Gisèle Gercy

Planter in Anse-Bertrand

Dimitri Mesinel

Planter in Petit-Bourg

Joël Mamandby

Planteur au Moule

Industry players

from 450 to 600

Planters

I really like this job; agriculture is essential! I'm very personally invested in my work!

I took over my father's job in sugar cane. You have to be serious and love what you do!

There's work, but it's a pleasant job; I feel good about it. I find my energy in the earth.

I was raised farming since I was little, so I don't see the difficulty. I do this because I love doing it!

It's difficult, but I love the land. I've dreamed of doing this job since I was little, seeing women farmers.

At first I worked at GARDEL then I decided to sell my own cane.

My father left me his plots of land, and I wanted to preserve the family legacy. It's interesting to cultivate the land, but you have to be dynamic and love the job.

I always wanted to be a farmer, but I was told it was a man's job, not a woman's. After studying accounting, I was able to pursue my dream and took over my parents' farm.

The cane is my favorite profession.

From a young age, I worked with my parents in the sugarcane fields. You have to love the land to do this job!

BIO: the future of the industry