Ethiopia expects seven of the 10 sugar factories the government plans to develop in the first phase of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) to start operating by end of 2015, according to the country’s sugar body reports UKRAgroConsult. Ethiopia’s Sugar Corporation said that once commissioned the seven factories will significantly boost the country’s sugar production capacity to 1.58 million tons – a five-fold increase. This is however lower than the 2.25 million tons the country would have produced if all 10 sugar factories came into operation. A spokesperson at the country’s Sugar Corporation told Ethiopian News Agency that the… Login to continue

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