Tanzanian government will no longer issue sugar import licenses from next year

Published 2021년 3월 2일

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The Tanzanian government will only issue sugar import licenses necessary, as decided by the Sugar Industry Committee, starting 2022, as announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Adolf Mkenda. This decision is aimed at encouraging local sugar processing plants to increase production to meet domestic demand, rather than relying on imports. The shortage is not due to a lack of sugar cane but limited processing capacity. The Ministry will promote the use of high-quality sugar cane seeds and irrigation technology, and encourage the construction of more sugar factories.

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According to a report by the main Tanzanian media "The Guardian" on February 16, when the Minister of Agriculture of Tanzania, Adolf Mkenda, inspected sugar production in Morogoro Province on the 15th, said that sugar import permits will be issued normally in 2021, but from Starting from 2022, the Tanzanian government will no longer issue import licenses unless it is deemed necessary by the Sugar Industry Committee. He pointed out that the current sugar import system established by Tanzania is not beneficial, and local sugar processing plants need to increase production to meet the domestic demand. Sugar demand. The sugar shortage is not due to the lack of sugar cane, but the limited processing ...

Source: Foodmate