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Browsing: Importation of sugar
- Tanzania sugar output increasing.
- New factory launch to bridge demand gap.
- President Samia urges sustainability in sector.
The Tanzania sugar industry is experiencing growth, with production nearing self-sufficiency but a gap still exists between domestic demand and production. According to sector authorities, the country’s annual sugar demand is in excess of 600,000 tonnes, while production is nearing this demand, but it is still not quite there.
“The government has a target to increase production to 756,000 tonnes by the end of 2025 to meet both local and industrial needs, as well as for export,” reads a press release shared during a recent opening of yet another sugar factory.
The factory launch was graced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who officially opened the multi-billion Mkulazi Sugar Factory at Mbigiri Estate in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region.
In her comments about the Tanzania sugar industry, the president admitted that there have been what …