ANALYSIS ON SUGAR

INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

PREPARED BY
AHSAN ALI
AHMED HUSSAIN
EMAD SALEEM
SAUD IBRAHIM

SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
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 labour
Ranks 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 petrol
Power 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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