Sugar Production in Nigeria: Evidence from Savannah Sugar Company - Bakari Buba, Aminu
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Sugar is an essential commodity in the Nigerian economy and the world over, this book is an outstanding collection of facts about the largest integrated sugar company in Nigeria, the Savannah Sugar Company, it examines the operation, challenges, privatisation and environmental issues affecting the host communities. Sugar production contributes immensely to the Gross Domestic Product in the country, its by-products supplement animal feeds, pharmaceutical products, power generation and biofuel among others. It is The quest by the Federal Government of Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in sugar…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Sugar is an essential commodity in the Nigerian economy and the world over, this book is an outstanding collection of facts about the largest integrated sugar company in Nigeria, the Savannah Sugar Company, it examines the operation, challenges, privatisation and environmental issues affecting the host communities. Sugar production contributes immensely to the Gross Domestic Product in the country, its by-products supplement animal feeds, pharmaceutical products, power generation and biofuel among others. It is The quest by the Federal Government of Nigeria to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production that led to costly projects in the northern parts of the country between the 1960s and 1970s. The integrated sugar company has an installed capacity of one hundred thousand (100,000) metric tonnes of sugar per annum. This book analyses the performance and utility of the company. The lure of biofuel have potentially accelerate environmental issues. There is also Dispossession of indigenous peoples in the area to pave way for biofuel plantation.
Autorenporträt
Aminu Bakari obtained his B.A Degree from Unimaid & M.A History from Bayero University, Kano Nigeria. The author is an academic with Federal University, Kashere Gombe State Nigeria with interest in Economic History and Crop Flexing, the author is a recipient of the State Winner Award of the Nigeria Stock Exchange Annual Competition in 2004.