The Federal Government has kicked off the implementation of the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP).
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, said the new sugar master plan, which was recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, was expected to raise the country's local sugar production to a self-sufficiency level; stem the tide of high importation of the commodity; contribute to the production of ethanol/generate about 411MW of electricity, and create 117,181 jobs.
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