It is reported by International Sugar Journal.

The expansion in production will take place at its sites in Mbandjock and Nkoteng in the Central Region, where the company also has a cane plantation.

Sosucam’s general manager Louis Yinda said that the investment includes expansion in cane acreage along with the installation of a new large-scale irrigation system as well as modernizing one of its factories.

The company has invested in modern irrigation techniques and revamped one of its sugar-processing factories to meet its goal. The decision to invest follows a request from the Cameroon government for the company to increase production so as to cut imports.

With an estimated demand of more than 300 000 tonnes of sugar a year and a domestic production around 230 000 tonnes, the country is forced to import between 60 000 tonnes and 70 000 tonnes of sugar each year to fill the gap.