The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) was established by Decree 88 of 1993, now an Act of the National Assembly, Act Cap. No. 78 LFN of 2004, Amended in 2015,to catalyze the development of the sugar industry with a view to ensuring that Nigeria attains at least, 70% self-sufficiency in her sugar requirement within the shortest possible time and even export to earn foreign exchange.

The Council therefore serves as the main focal agency responsible for the regulation of all activities in the sugar sub-sector ranging from production, marketing, importation and enforcement of relevant industry standards in collaboration with relevant government agencies.

The NSDC Act was amended in 2015 to capture and provide legal backing to some of the provisions of the Nigeria Sugar Master Plan (NSMP). The NSDC (Amended) Act 2015 has been gazette and captured in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette Vol. 102 No. 68 of 12th June, 2015.

The mandate of the Council amongst others includes:

  • To articulate policies and programmes that will bring about rapid development of the sugar sector;
  • To progressively reduce level of sugar importation by increasing local production so as to achieve self-sufficiency;
  • To encourage greater private sector participation in sugar production while reducing direct government involvement;
  • To popularize sugar processing technologies as a means of generating employment for skilled and unskilled labour;
  • To provide an effective and efficient R and D Support that will catalyze developments in the sugar sector.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

  1. Drawing policy guidelines and action programmes on sugar development
  2. Providing guidance on the development of sugar estates and the organization of sugarcane out growers scheme to enhance viability of sugar plants;
  3. Facilitating the availability of credit facilities for sugar out growers for land preparation and farm inputs in liaison with Federal, State and Local Government institutions and corporate bodies whose objectives relate to the objectives of the sugarcane out growers scheme;
  4. Establishing, maintaining and supervising the Sugarcane Research and Development Centre to develop new and improved sugarcane technology and sugarcane varieties;
  5. To advise on the adaptation of machinery and other processes for sugar development;
  6. Setting targets and Measurements for the performance of local sugar producers;
  7. Setting and Regulating quality standards for local sugar producers and imported sugar
  8. Assisting existing and new sugar companies with recommended industrial sugarcane varieties;
  9. To advise, based on improvements in local production, the Government of the Federation on the rate of tariff to be charged on imported sugar;

Corporate Headquarters

Sugar House,
10 Oro-ago Crescent,
Off Muhammadu Buhari way,
P.M.B. 299, Garki II,
FCT, Abuja.
Email: [email protected]