New sugar mill for Chiredzi

THE Industry and Commerce ministry plans to set up a new sugar mill at Mkwasine Estates in Chiredzi to benefit more than 500 A2 sugarcane farmers.

For years, Mkwasine farmers have struggled with costly and inefficient logistics, transporting their harvested cane approximately 70km to the nearest processing facilities at Triangle and Hippo Valley Estates.

The high rail tranport cost severely erode profits and render operations unsustainable.

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