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August 8, 2019
The Federal Government says thecountry will be self-sufficient in refined sugar production by 2023.
The Executive Secretary, NationalSugar Development Council Latif Busari, said this in Abuja at the signing of“Sugarcane Irrigation’’ agreement between BUA and NETAFIM.
Busari said the agreement wouldboost sugarcane farming, thereby, providing raw materials for refined sugarproduction.
The Federal Government’s NigerianSugar Master Plan which started in 2013, aims to achieve local sugar productionlevel of about 1.7 million metric tonnes by 2023.
The target is expected to beattained by the establishment of numerous sugar factories in parts of thecountry and cultivation of sugarcane on at least 250,000 hectares of land over10 years.
Most of the investment in the sectoris expected to come from the private sector.