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Buyers and consumers are now demanding visibility and accountability around sustainability, so the conclusion really is that sustainability is good for business,” Ogg explained. Bonsucro has introduced a climate action toolkit to help producers measure, mitigate, and manage their environmental impact.

The report estimates total sugar output at 41.42 million tonnes, up from the previous season’s figures, driven by favorable weather conditions, improved cane yields, and steady investments in modern milling technology. Analysts attribute the rise to higher sugar recovery rates and a possible shift in the ethanol-sugar production balance, with mills likely to allocate more cane towards sugar due to firm global prices.

The country’s sugar industry is now projecting a significant expansion into regional export markets, according to the Tanzania Sugar Producers Association (TSPA). With domestic demand comfortably met, producers are turning their attention to neighbouring countries such as Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.