Rwanda: Govt Targets 50 Percent Sugar Self-Sufficiency

Rwanda: Govt Targets 50 Percent Sugar Self-Sufficiency

The government is courting a new investor to establish a sugar factory expected to meet up to 50 per cent of national demand, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, has said.

Govt targets 50% sugar self-sufficiency

The government is courting a new investor to establish a sugar factory expected to meet up to 50 per cent of national demand, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, has said. Sebahizi made the remarks on Tuesday, June 9, while presenting the Industrial Policy 2024–2034 before the Chamber of Deputies, where lawmakers raised concerns over the country’s continued reliance on sugar imports. ALSO READ: Sugar imports fall 36% as demand…

Govt Plans New Sugar Factory in Nyagatare to Cut Imports - Rwanda Dispatch

Rwanda is in talks with Kenyan investors to establish a new sugar factory in Nyagatare District, part of a broader plan to close a persistent gap between local production and national demand. Trade and Industry Minister Prudence Sebahizi told the Chamber of Deputies that the country’s only sugar producer, Kabuye Sugar Works, can no longer […] The post Govt Plans New Sugar Factory in Nyagatare to Cut Imports appeared first on Rwanda Dispatch. The…