date:Apr 12, 2013
ry action in the field one day, he said, referring to possible protests.
Ahead of presidential elections in 2014, there is little sign of a consensus in government on how to appease sugarcane farmers, refineries and consumers.
The agriculture ministry wants self-sufficiency in white sugar and is therefore against the creation of one open-to-all sugar market, while the industry ministry favours helping small-medium businesses to buy refined sugar.
It is stuck in a time warp since the Dutch lef