Africa Sugar 2026: Main Conference Day 2Wednesday, 15 April 2026

• Regulatory threats and market access premiums.

• Evaluating policy toolkits for sustainability.

• Exploring the role of sugar as a developmental crop in Africa, driving economic growth, job creation, and rural development.

• Understanding the expectations placed on the sugar industry to deliver sustainable development outcomes for communities and national agendas.

• Examining industry capabilities and strategies to actualise development goals effectively and sustainably.

• Differentiating Africa’s sugar industry from global historical narratives to shape a unique and impactful policy environment.

• Reducing reliance on fossil fuels and strengthening energy security.

• Leveraging crops like sugarcane, maize, and cassava for ethanol production.

• Environmental benefits and economic empowerment through ethanol production.

• Emphasise the importance of processing crops grown in Africa for added value.

• Discuss crop protection, certification for export, and downstream product processing.

• Discuss India’s model of millers not owning farms and involving communities in feedstock production.

• Exploring transferable lessons for Africa.

• Outlining design options for bioethanol plants and process optimisation.

• Explore how remote sensing technology can support growers and field operations.

• Showcase actionable advice generated from complex realities of remote sensing.

Gill and Chris discuss using Maghammers in some of the most unique applications in the sugar industry, with a focus on energy efficiency, work productivity, complex problem-solving, and process efficiency.