Mozambique: Sugar production may reach 1.9 million tons in the 2024-25 agricultural campaign

Sugar production in Mozambique could grow from 1.6 million to 1.9 million tons in the 2024-25 agricultural campaign, which represents an increase of 10% compared to the previous campaign. This positive trend contrasts with the challenges faced in the sector in recent years, as reported by the newspaper Notícias. The information was released by the Agriculture sector during the official launch of the agrarian campaign, held in the district of Xinavane, in the province of Maputo, in the south of the country. In the last two years, the sugar subsector has been heavily affected by natural disasters, in particular floods, which negatively impacted agricultural income in both family and industrial production fields. These adversities even led to the temporary closure of the Maragra sugar factory. Despite this, the outlook for the subsector in 2024-25 is optimistic. Sector data indicates that the subsector is currently responsible for the production of around 2.7 million tons of sugar ...