Sirama, at Nosy Be, is the only sugar mill in Madagascar still fueled by wood and pulp, and employer of several thousand of factory labourers and seasonal cane cutters. As a consequence of out-of-date machinery and falling prices on the world market, Sirama is struggling to continue it's production of sugar. According to national economic plans there is only a future for Sirama as producer of the world-famous Dzamandzar rhum.