Kabuye Sugar Works has moved into upland sugarcane growing, aimed at boosting sugar output through cutting losses resulting from floods.
The country’s sole sugar maker has for a couple of years appealed to government for more land on which to grow sugarcane, arguing that their current plantations lie on swamps, which prone to flood during heavy rains.
Kabuye says it incurs a loss of between 3000 and 4000 tones of sugar annually leading to supply shortages, which drives sugar prices higher.
The company is targeting to cultivate 3000-3500 hectares in the next five year.
This is expected to boost sugar output by between 27,000 and 315,000 tonnes every year.
Currently Kabuye Sugar Works produces 10,000 tonnes of sugar each year, a decline from 15,000 tonnes that were being produced in 2007 and 2008.
With national demand for sugar at 50,000 tonnes, the country has had to bridge shortfall in supply through importation.
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