ANALYSIS ON SUGAR INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

PREPARED BYAHSAN ALIAHMED HUSSAINEMAD SALEEMSAUD IBRAHIM

SWOT ANALYSISSTRENGTHS

Pakistan is almost joining the ranks of top sugar exporters in world.

Sugar Output to Increase by 18%.Farmers Shifting from Cotton to Sugar

Production.Good monsoon rains have increased

yields of Sugar.

CONTINUED….

Availability of cheap labourRanks 11th in area under cultivation Ranks 5th in sugarcane production

WEAKNESSES

Pakistan a small grower• Pakistan is considered to be a small grower as

compared to Brazil's expected crop of 23 million tons in the current harvest

High Prices of Fertilizers & Power• The prices of fertilizers are too high and there is a

problem of water and power supply.

CONTINUED….

Water Shortage• Due to scarcity of canal water major source of

water is tube well. Drastic changes have been observed in soil composition because brackish water of tube well is not good for cultivation/soil. Sugarcane would remain shorter and thin due to the scarcity of water.

OPPORTUNITIES

Improvement in sugar crop yield through investing in R&D and planning

Improvement in procurement and storage to reduce wastages

Export potential of sugar/molasses

CONTINUED….

Development of Industries for proper utilization of by-products by adding equipment (distillery, chipboard etc.)

Blending of fuel ethanol with petrolPower co-generation by the sugar industry

using bagasse

THREATS

Cost of Sugar Production Farmer dues Glutted Markets Inflation Adverse impact on Prices Land diseases

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