(First of two parts) COMPANIES engaged in agricultural activities, which is the biological transformation and harvest of crops such as banana, pineapple, sugar, coffee, palm oil and rubber, incur costs of planting (including seedlings), fertilizers and or plant/fruit care prior to commercial harvest. The aggregate of these costs is what is commonly called the costs of bearer plants. These costs are often significant since a farm may cover hundreds, if not thousands, of hectares of land. Given our rapidly growing population, there is constant pressure on agricultural companies to expand operations to meet demand — which in turn means commensurate increases in the cost of bearer plants. These costs can also be substantial when farms are damaged by typhoons or crop diseases, which in some cases require rehabilitation and even replanting.
Oct 262014
