The management of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has their readiness to cut down the importation of sugar into the country by 40 per cent.
The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, in a statement revealed that it was embarking on Phase II of its sugar project, which is expected to cover over 100,000ha to make the sugar plant the largest in Africa, thereby, paving the way for employment of over 30,000 youths.
He also revealed the integrated sugar complex to be located in Tunga, Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, and would comprise 60,000ha sugar plantation and two sugar factories with the capacity to produce 430,000 tonnes of refined white sugar per annum.
It was also stated that, “According to the Trade Data Monitor, Brazil’s cumulative raw sugar exports to Nigeria in 2020/21 season was 1.62 million tonnes, while domestic cane sugar production has slumped from 75,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes, about 6.7 per cent decline within one year.”
