Suryadev Benee, 45, a Mauritian sugar planter and father of three, stands at his sugar plantation in...
Suryadev Benee, 45, a Mauritian sugar planter and father of three, stands at his sugar plantation in Grand Sable, eastern coast, about 50km (32 miles) from the capital Port Louis February 27, 2007. Away from Mauritius' sugar estates, an estimated 28,000 planters like Benee produce 25 percent of the Indian Ocean island?s sugar. But Europe, which buys more than 90 percent of Mauritius? sugar, is slashing its preferential sugar prices by 36 percent over four years. Picture taken February 27, 2007. REUTERS/Ed Harris (MAURITIUS)