Tanzania amends sugar laws to tame shortages, prices

A man walks past bags of sugar at a storage facility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PHOTO | POOL 

Targeting to stabilise sugar supply and control prices, Tanzania has imposed regulations on sugar production, importation and distribution within its borders.

Parliament has passed a bill containing amendments to the Sugar Industry Act that gave the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) exclusive mandate to import, store and distribute sugar for domestic consumption.