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The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has stepped up efforts to achieve Nigeria’s target of producing 2 million metric tonnes of sugar annually by launching specialised training programmes aimed at building a skilled workforce for the sugar industry.
The Council said the initiative marks a shift from policy formulation to implementation and is aligned with the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP), which seeks to transform Nigeria into a self-sufficient sugar producer.
According to the NSDC, the first cohort of its residential training programme has been completed successfully, with the initiative designed to develop professionals capable of improving efficiency across the sugar value chain.
Speaking at the Nigeria Sugar Institute (NSI) in Ilorin, NSDC Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Kamar Bakrin said the future growth of the industry depends on developing specialised professionals who can improve both field productivity and factory performance.
He said the National Sugar Master Plan (NSMP) 2.0 focuses on key areas such as faster land preparation, advanced irrigation, high-yield seed cane production and efficient factory operations to make Nigeria’s sugar industry profitable and reduce dependence on imports.
Bakrin said sustainable growth would require improvements in both sugarcane cultivation and sugar extraction, adding that operators under NSMP 2.0 would be held accountable for performance.