A leading expert in sugar production in Nigeria and professor of plant science, Inuwa Bello of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has complained about the lack
Speaking in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Bello said, “Lack of commitment and the will to implement Nigeria Sugar Master Plan project has really created a stop-gap from Nigeria achieving the year 2020 target.”
The National Sugar Development Council on January 20 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, India, for the proposed Nigerian Sugar Institute located in Ilorin, Kwara State.Latif Busari, said a major challenge of the sector is lack of technical manpower. He said sugar is the second most smuggled commodity after rice in Nigeria, and said checking it can transform the economy.
Nigeria’s sugar consumption in 2017 was 1.6 million metric tonnes, 1.56 million metric tonnes in 2016, 1.50 million metric tonnes in 2015 and 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2012.
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