Swaziland, Afriac's fourth largest producer of sugar (after South Africa, Egypt and Sudan), is set to increase production as more small scale farmers take up sugar cane cultivation, and access to irrigation increases. A replanting programme with higher-yielding varieties is also underway.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Mike Matsebula, chief executive officer of the Swaziland Sugar Association, projected that production may rise to 656,250 tonnes in 2013, a rise of 5% over the 2012 figure of 625,000 tonnes.
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March 19, 2012
Swaziland farmers increase sugar cane planting, use of irrigation
Categories irrigation, sugar, Swaziland
