Tanzania moves to end sugar shortage


DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday announced measures they were taking to end the shortage of sugar in the east African nation.

Kenneth Bengesi, the director general of state-run Sugar Board of Tanzania (SBT), said the measures included the expansion of sugar factories, mobilization of farmers to grow sugarcane and attracting investors in the sugar industry.

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