Commencement of Industrial Sugar Production by Mkulazi Holding Company
Latest Tanzania agriculture news · Commencement of Industrial Sugar Production by Mkulazi… explained · updated Aug 6, 2026 · agriculture news · farmers · crops
TLDR
- Missenyi District Cooperative Development Officer, Gaspar Emmanuel said sugarcane out-growers earned about 18bn/- after supplying 241,000 tonnes during the 2025/26 season, which ended on April 30.
- Vision 2050 seeks to transform Tanzania into an industrialised, knowledgebased upper-middle-income economy with a one-trilliondollar economy, a target that will require stronger industries, expanded exports, quality job.
- The region now plans to increase production to 300,000 tonnes in the 2026/27 season.
- By April this year, domestic production had reached 410,979 tonnes against an estimated annual demand of about 550,000 tonnes.
- To narrow the deficit, Kilombero Sugar Company is expanding its annual production capacity from 123,000 tonnes to 226,000 tonnes, while Mkulazi Holding Company has commenced industrial sugar production.