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1.
INDUSTRY OWNERSHIP
Growing: 47% Swazi, 53% private
Milling: 51% Swazi, 49% private
2. REGULATED BY SWAZILAND SUGAR ASSOCIATION
Swaziland Millers Association: 50% control
Swaziland Growers Association: 50% control
3. ANNUAL SUGAR PRODUCTION
Approximately 500 000 MT.
4. SUGAR MARKETED BY SWAZILAND SUGAR ASSOCIATION
To EU Quota: 170 000 MT
To USA Quota: 20 000 MT
To domestic & regional: + 250 000 MT
World: 30 000 MT
5. GROSS SUGAR REVENUE
Value (in millions): + E900
As % of GDP: 24%
Sugar Exports as % of Total Exports: 13%
As % of total Agriculture Production: 51%
($ 1.00 = E5.60)
6. SUGAR CONTRIBUTION TO NATION BUILDING
Employment:
Directly: 16 000
Indirectly 80 000
Some large employers offer the following:
Education: Pre-, primary, high schools on the estates, scholarships.
Health: Free medical service to employees and their families.
Housing: Free or subsidised housing, electricity and water for employees. Some large
estates provide house ownership schemes.
Recreation: Best sporting and recreational facilities in the country.
Community: Fast response to national disasters, e.g. drought, cyclone.
Sponsorships: Community projects, athletics and sports.
7. MILLING SEASON
+ 31 weeks, May to November
8. CROP PRODUCTION (5 yr average)
Areas harvested annually: 38 000 ha
Cane yield: 96.0 t/ha
Sucrose yield 13.5 t/ha
Sucrose % cane: 14%
Cane age: 11.9 months
Sugar production (tel quel): 11.0 t/ha
9. SUGAR PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Three Mills: + 169 000 MT each
Two Refineries
Incrop: +180 000 MT
Offcrop: + 30 000 MT
Cane Harvested
Millers: 24 600 ha
Growers: 13 600 ha |
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10.
CLIMATE (LONG TERM MEAN)
Mean maximum temp.: 29 deg. C
Mean minimum temp.: 15 deg. C
Average rainfall
(Oct-Apr) 700mm per annum
Evaporation 2 000mm per annum
Moisture deficit
(irrigation): 1 300mm per annum
11. IRRIGATION
Furrow: 39%
Sprinkler: 54%
Drip: 4%
Centre pivot: 3%
NOTE: All cane is irrigated
12. NUMBER OF GROWERS
Over: 1000ha (inc. 3 millers): 7
Between 50ha and 1000ha: 15
Below 50ha: 295
NOTE: 3 millers and 4 large growers produce 77% of the crop
13. CANE VARIETIES
Nco 376: 58%
N14: 19%
N19: 13%
Others: 10%
14. NO. OF RATOONS
minimum: 4
maximum: 29
Average: 6-8
15. MODE OF HARVESTING
Mostly by hand
16. CONSUMER PRICE OF SUGAR
White: E3.40 per Kg
Brown:E2.90 per Kg
($1.00 = E5.60)
17. SUGAR CANE PESTS AND DISEASES
White Grub, Stalk Borer (Eldana), Smut, Ratoon Stunting Disease, Yellow Leaf Syndrome
18. AVERAGE FERTILIZER APPLICATION
Nitrogen: 170 Kg per ha
Phosphorus: 10 Kg per ha
Potassium: 85 Kg per ha
19. SWAZILAND IN BRIEF
Average altitude Highveld: 1 200m
Middleveld: 700m
Lowveld: 600m
Seasons Hot: Sept to Feb
Rainy: Nov to Dec
Cool: May to August
Landlocked Kingdom;
Former British protectorate;
Became independent in 1968;
Population of 960 000;
Parliament is 2/3 elected and 1/3 appointed by King;
All laws require Royal assent;
Free enterprise with minimum state interference;
English and siSwati are official languages |