Cosmas Byaruhanga, the Chairperson Masindi sugar cane growers Association limited says that all along they have been engaging Kinyara sugar works company officials over the new cane price for this financial year but nothing fruitful has come out of the discussions.
President Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, John Pombe Joseph Magufuli met Wednesday at State House Entebbe. They discussed possibilities of Tanzania opening up its market to Ugandan sugar.
As millers compete over sugarcane when demand for sugar at local and international markets is said to be increasing, players in the industry have again called on government to revert to the implementation of the sugar mills zoning policy to avoid undue scramble for sugarcane.
27 former Kinyara Sugar Limited have petitioned the district to intervene over their compensation. The employees survived an accident in a company car, which left 11 people dead.
A kilogram of unpacked sugar that has been selling 2700 shillings has now jumped to 3700 shillings, whereas packed sugar is selling at 4500 up from 3500 shillings.
The factory has launched a campaign involving community sensitization and radio spot messages all discouraging people from burning the sugar cane plantations. Since December 2011, all radio stations in Masindi have been playing the spot messages as part of the sugar factory’s campaign to control plantation fires.
Trade and industry minister, Amelia Kyambadde is in Masindi to push for a government move to give away Isimba prison land to Kinyara Sugar Limited to expand their production.
