Southern Africa has a long established sugar industry that traditionally focused on sugar production for household consumption, use in industrial applications and for export. In addition, countries such as Malawi and Zimbabwe have produced bio-ethanol for blending with petrol since the 1970s.
Governments and bio-fuel investors have explored and implemented more inclusive models that emphasize on employment creation and economic empowerment in sugarcane feedstock production and downstream business based on smallholder out-grower schemes.
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