Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil Alfreda Kansembe has called on Zambian farmers to increase sugarcane production and transform the country into a vibrant producer and exporter of sugar to the outside world.
Ambassador Kansembe said Sugarcane production is one of the commercial crops that can significantly contribute to the socio economic development of the country in line with the National Agricultural policy.
“Zambian farmers should grow sugarcane on a larger scale to compete on the international Market and grow the economy,” Dr Kansembe stated.
Speaking during a meeting organized by Brazil’s Sugarcane Association in Pirajuba, Brazil, The Zambian Envoy said farmers must consider strengthening the Sugar Industry as it can help in the production of biofuel, ethanol and green energy.
She said the unity shown by the Brazil Sugarcane Association towards growing the sugar industry in that country is a move worth emulating.
And speaking earlier President of Brazil’s Sugarcane Association, Daine Frangisoi advised farmers on the African continent to grow sugarcane on a larger scale to compete with Latin America.
Mr Frangisoi said farmers in the Sugarcane Industry have formed an Association that oversees the growth of the Industry making it possible to produce 29.93 million metric tons of sugar and support development of that nation.
Meanwhile Brazil’s largest sugar producer Usina Coruripe Regional Manager for Sustainability, Bertholdino Teixeira disclosed that the demand for sugar exports from Brazil amid the Corona-Virus pandemic has made the industry to boom.
Brazil is the world’s largest sugar producer and a major net exporter of raw sugar, having exported 18.3 million metric tons of raw and white sugar in the last farming season.
This is contained in a statement released to the media, by First Secretary Press and Public Relations, at the Zambian Embassy in Brazil, Grace Makowane.
Do as I say while I remain on a hefty government pay check …
Zambia’s massive agricultural potential is still largely untapped.But also advice that massive production of sugar can also hurt due to glut thus lower prices.
True can hurt with behavior in markets but can also hurt with health if measures to contain malaria are not upped! Brazil has mosquito traced health problems and in Zambia, Mazabuka is one town that because of sugarcane has high incidences of malaria!
THERE IS A LOT OF LAND IN LUAPULA, NORTHERN, CENTRAL, NORTH WESTERN AMD WESTERN PROVINCES FOR GROWING SUGAR CAN A THES EPLACES HAVE A LOT OF WATER. LETS MAKE A TRY OR ENCOURAGE GROWERS FROM BRAZIL TO TEAM UP WITH ZAMBIANS SO LONG THYE DON’T BRING TOXIC LABOUR LAWS TO ZAMBIA.
So all this time she has been in Brazil that’s the only item of development she has seen? Mizimbe???? She should have just kept quiet coz we have so many sugar producers in Southern, Northern and Luapula Provinces so we have attained regional advantage. Next time if she has nothing tangible to say let her maybe talk about soccer or even Sojo!
Why is she married? I see a ring.
This is a good business opportunity I might look into investing in it. Thank you ba ambassador
WE DON’T NEED TO TEAM UP WITH BRAZIL SUGAR CANE GROWERS. Zambians can grow sugar cane. Already sugar in the Northern Province is grown except on a subsistence level. Zambia needs to do is upgrade the farmers to commercial level. However, Zambians would need to partner with Brazilian counterparts in the processing of sugar to finished product as we do not design and produce sugar processing machinery. Brazil designs and produces all machineries from road construction to mining.
Zambians can grow all crops by themselves. They only need to partner with outsiders on the processing level due to reason(s) above.