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Zimbabwe has set a target to increase sugar cane yields by 35%, aiming to lift national averages from 81t/ha to 110t/ha as part of its Sugarcane Industry Development Plan (2026–2035).
The plan, approved by Cabinet last week, also aims to increase annual sugar production to 500 000t, up from the current 400 000t.
The plan seeks to transform Zimbabwe into a globally competitive, climate-resilient, and innovation-driven producer of sugar cane and sugar cane-based products by the end of the 10-year period.
More efficient production systems will lower unit costs and reduce average market prices, while increased processing capacity is expected to boost ethanol output and sugar exports, supporting profitability across the value chain.
The strategy is anchored on seven pillars: enabling policy, regulatory, and institutional frameworks; enhancing productivity and climate resilience; promoting product diversification; market and trade development and value chain diversification; research, technology, and innovation; inclusive growth and smallholder development; and finance and investment.
It will also focus on diversification and value addition through expanded ethanol production, renewable energy generation, and the development of industrial by-products such as biofertilisers, stock feeds, bioplastics, and other downstream industries derived from sugar cane residues such as molasses and bagasse.