We represent sugar cane farmers
- 250,000 farmers grow cane in Kenya
- 6m people depend on sugar for income
- Kenya grows 5.2m tonnes a year of cane
But our industry is struggling to compete
- Yields are less than 2/3rd of competitor nations.
- Our mills are under-invested and inefficient.
- Training, research and marketing have all stopped.
We are driving the change to restore our sugar industry
- Engaging with policy makers to end market barriers.
- Working with farmers to inform better choices.
- Collecting data to show how to lift.
Kenya's sugar challenge
Kenya’s sugar industry has struggled to achieve commercial viability in recent years, to the point, by 2019, that the industry has substantially disintegrated. Its future existence is now in question. Issues of yields, farmer productivity, and mill efficiency have all played out into high pricing and disrupted delivery.
Competitive decline - Kenya versus Egypt
Kenyan production cost per tonne of sugar
Tonnes of sugarcane grown each year
Tonnes of sugar produced each year
Annual growth in sugar production
Egyptian production cost per tonne of sugar
Tonnes of sugarcane grown each year
Tonnes of sugar produced each year
Annual growth in sugar production
Proposed new regulations
Breaking the shackles of sugar zoning
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