Rough road ahead for sugar, Holder says

Noel Holder

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder on Friday told the National Assembly that a major restructuring of the sugar industry is an essential prerequisite for its survival.

“The industry has a rough and rugged road ahead and its future shape would not be known until later in the year. It is incumbent upon all stakeholders, however, to seriously support the efforts to keep the industry alive and it can only be kept alive if it becomes sustainably viable,” he told the National Assembly during his contribution to the debate on Budget 2015.

The minister expressed confidence that this year,