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Browsing: Sugar imports in Tanzania
- Tanzania sugar shortage is sparking unrelenting hike in prices.
- The government of Tanzania has approved the import of over 100,000 tonnes of sugar.
- President Samia has pledged to increase sugar production by 2025.
A biting sugar shortage in Tanzania is causing the price of the commodity to skyrocket over the last few months. On the one hand, the sugar shortage is blamed on heavy rains at the end of last year while on the other hand, there are allegations of hoarding and price setting by industry cartels.
With little to no evidence of the latter, the speculations remain just that, mere allegations. However, what is undisputed is sugar shortage and the attendant surge in prices for the sweetener.
Sugar shortage in Tanzania has persisted for almost an entire year now. So profound is the problem that President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan was forced to issue a public statement explaining the …
