Sugar Production and Consumption

 

OVERVIEW

Malawi produces refined as well as speciality sugars targeting the local, regional and international markets.

Sugar contributes about 10% of Malawi’s GDP, and about 35% of the country’s agricultural sector. Sugar contributed 9% of export earnings in 2013. The industry directly employs 11,552 people (including seasonal and non-permanent workers) and supports an estimated 3,434 people throughout-growers. The livelihoods of between 82,722 and 128,220 people, including dependents, through direct, indirect and induced employment (based on national average household sizes) are supported by the industry.

SUGAR VARIETIES

The types of sugar that are produced in the country are

  • Refined Sugar
  • Sugar Syrup
  • Cane Sugar
  • Specialty sugar (for Export market)
SUGAR PRODUCTION AREAS

Sugar in Malawi is produced by Illovo. The company has two mills. They are based in Nchalo in the south of Malawi and Dwangwa in the mid-central region. The mills are located in these two places because that is where the company operates its estates: 13,300 ha at Dwangwa and 20,925 ha at Nchalo, in the south.

 

Production Level

PRODUCTION LEVEL
  • Malawi’s sugar production averaged 296,000 tonnes in the six years under review. This production is 3% of Africa’s production level. Egypt and South Africa and Swaziland are the three major sugar producers in Africa.
  • Malawi’s production against the world is negligible (less than 1%).

World Sugar Production

 

Sugar Production Levels in Africa

 

Malawi Against World Production

 

 

 

Sugar Consumption

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DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR

Imports and Exports of Sugar in Malawi

Domestic Consumption

The consumption of sugar in Malawi has been flactuating over the last five years with a major decline in 2011 (about 37000 from 166 000 in 2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Consumption

 The consumption of sugar worldwide has increased from 160 million tonnes in 2007 to 180 million tonnes in 2012

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MAJOR CHALLENGS AND CONSTRAINTS

§  Unseasoned rainfall during affects cane quality negatively and results in numerous interruptions in cane supply which in turn, contributes to poor factory performance for a milling season

§  Land unavailability affects estate expansion hence restricts increase in production of sugar due to inability to increase imports

 

 

 

 

Key Producers

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KEY PRODUCERS

§  The Key producer of sugar in Malawi is Illovo sugar company

Illovo Sugar (Malawi) Limited,

registered office Illovo House, Churchill Road,

Limbe, Malawi

Private Bag 580, Limbe, Malawi

Phone : +265 (0)1 843 988

Fax : +265 (0)1 840 761

E-mail address : Illovomalawi@Illovo.co.za

 


 

 

 

DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR

The consumption of sugar in Malawi has been flactuating over the last five years with a major decline in 2011 (about 37000 from 166 000 in 2007)

The consumption of sugar worldwide has increased from 160 million tonnes in 2007 to 180 million tonnes in 2012
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