Sugar production in Mozambique is expected to increase to 210 thousand tons in the 2024-25 agricultural campaign

Mozambique expects to produce 210 thousand tons of sugar in the 2024-25 agricultural season, a slight increase compared to the previous season, when approximately 200 thousand tons were produced. According to Orlando da Conceição, executive director of the Association of Sugar Producers of Mozambique (APAMO), producers are working to meet the goals set and develop the production chain which, in recent times, has suffered major losses , due to climate change and the stoppage of activities in one of the largest factories in the country. “The national industry has been going through some unfavorable moments, since the stoppage of Maragra Açúcar, located in the province of Maputo, southern Mozambique. We also experienced moments of flooding caused by the rain that was felt in the first months of the year, which devastated several production fields”, he highlighted. Cited by the Mozambican Information Agency (AIM), the person responsible explained that all measures are being observed ...