Africa’s sugar industry keeps getting sweeter

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The sugar industry in Africa is made up of a dynamic group of movers and shakers. From sugar cane producers to farmer organizations, the industry has recently been making a lot of noise about its expansion and empowerment projects. Read more about three different developments in the sugar industry in South Africa and greater Africa below. The South African Cane Growers Association (SA Canegrowers) announced a new partnership with Proudly South African (Proudly SA) to encourage consumers to buy locally. This partnership promises to give new impetus to the SA Canegrowers ’Home Sweet Home campaign to promote the purchase of locally produced sugar. Over the past decade, the sugar industry has faced critical challenges, including drought, and increasing production costs. One of the greatest threats has been the result of weak trade protection against increasing cheap sugar imports from deep-sea countries such as Brazil, and from the Southern African ...