Life is sweet for sugar industry in Ethiopia

Αφορμή για την αναφορά σε αυτό το άρθρο αποτελέσε η διαπίστωση της 

κατάκλυσης του λιμένος Τζιμπούτι με φορτία ζάχαρης προερχόμενα κυρίως 

απο την Βραζιλία με τελικό προορισμό την Αιθιοπία.

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Chinese company works on energy-efficient new factory, bringing jobs and hope to an impoverished region.

In Ethiopia, the construction of new giant sugar factories is in full swing. There are now 10 such plants being built, and among them is Omo-Kuraz 5 in the southern Omo region. This is the largest and is being built by a private company from China.

Jiangxi Jianglian International Engineering, a company with headquarters in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, won the engineering, procurement and construction contract in 2013.

Construction work started in 2015 and is 5 percent complete, with sugar-making machines arriving from China. According to the company, the first phase of the project is scheduled for completion by November next year.

 On completion, the project will increase Ethiopia's annual refined sugar production by 600,000 tons," says Huang Fu, the company's general manager for the project. "It will no doubt help stimulate economic growth in the country."

For decades, Ethiopia has depended on imports to meet its demand for sugar. In recent years, the country has tapped its natural and human resources to develop the sugar sector. According to its Growth and Transformation Plan, the government has identified sugar production as one of the cornerstones for increasing the country's competitive advantage in the agro-processing subsector. 

By 2020, it is expected to have 13 large sugar factories. 

source,

chinadaily.com