A Framework for Expanding and Harmonising Sugar Industries within Africa

Luke Muller; Mbongeni Ndlovu

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A Framework for Expanding and Harmonising Sugar Industries within Africa

Luke Muller, Mbongeni Ndlovu

Published in World Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (Volume 1, Issue 3)

Received: 27 July 2023 Accepted: 24 August 2023 Published: 6 September 2023

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Abstract

African agriculture can be expected to expand over the next few decades, in line with population growth. The production of staple foods, including sugar, is expected to rise substantially to meet the needs of more than a quarter of the world’s population that is expected to live on the continent by 2050. Africa currently produces 6.5% of the world’s sugar, with most of this being supplied by six countries with established sugar industries. Natural trade barriers and slow progress with free trade agreements are likely to keep intra-continental trade relatively low over the next decade. Yet opportunities exist to expand sugar industries to serve local and regional markets. An overview of current sugar production, and the policies adopted by the six largest producers, provides lessons for the future expansion of smaller operations in many of the 35 African countries that currently produce sugar. The study assesses the policies adopted by the countries with large-scale production to create a framework for the expansion of smaller, regional sugar industries. The eight policies recommended cover tariffs, regional economic communities, price-setting intermediaries, guaranteed higher domestic prices for small-scale growers, contracting outgrower suppliers, partnerships with research institutes, the promotion of responsible farming practices, and the formation of a stakeholder committee. Appropriate policies, combined with an opening of regional markets, will enable continued growth of African sugar production to meet the needs of a growing consumer base.

Published in	World Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjast.20230103.12
Page(s)	45-53
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Sugar, Africa, Sugarcane, Policy, Industrialisation, Agriculture, AfCFTA, Trade

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Luke Muller, Mbongeni Ndlovu. (2023). A Framework for Expanding and Harmonising Sugar Industries within Africa. World Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 1(3), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjast.20230103.12

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Luke Muller, Mbongeni Ndlovu. A Framework for Expanding and Harmonising Sugar Industries within Africa. World J Agric Sci Technol. 2023;1(3):45-53. doi: 10.11648/j.wjast.20230103.12

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Luke Muller

Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies, Durban, South Africa
Mbongeni Ndlovu

Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, South Africa

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