The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) has launched a training institute aimed at boosting productivity to ensure the sustainability of the island’s sugar sector.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the SIA, Rupert Steele, who unveiled the initiative recently, said that the establishment of the institute is a strategic response “aimed at addressing what we believe is the major source of most of the problems – the issue of low productivity”.
He noted that the sugar industry has faced persistent challenges over the years, and while measures have been undertaken to address the issues,...