Mozambique: Companhia de Sena presents low levels of sugar production

Companhia de Sena, located in the district of Marromeu, province of Sofala, central Mozambique, is experiencing low levels of sugar production, due to the impact caused by the current rainy season and the losses recorded during cyclone Freddy, which devastated extensive areas of sugarcane cultivation. According to data released by the deputy general director of that company, Muina Shakdir, last year, the company only produced 30 thousand tons of sugar compared to the 37 thousand predicted in the initial plan. “The bad results come at a time when we are also facing difficulties in transporting the product, as the main road that gives access to the Marromeu district is completely degraded”, he explained. The person in charge also revealed that, because of the bad weather, sugarcane production also fell, dropping from 40 tons per hectare to 35, stressing, however, that “efforts are being made to get the company back to reach ...