National sugar producers are interested in taking advantage of the opportunity created by the Malawi government, namely allowing the entry of the product from other countries such as Mozambique.
Liberalization comes at a time when the local sugar industry has seen its production reduced as a result of increased taxes in the production chain, an act associated with climate change.
To this end, the Malawi Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued twenty licenses to local companies to import sugar from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Brazil. It is in this context that the executive director of the Association of Sugar Producers of Mozambique (APAMO), Orlando da Conceição, assured “Notícias” that this is an opportunity that Mozambican companies can take advantage of.
“We are surplus producers, that is, we produce for the domestic market and have excess sugar for export. I think everything is a commercial issue that will depend on the price that Malawi offers. However, it is still an opportunity to be taken advantage of”, said the source.
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