Location (States):
Adamawa, Bauchi, Kano, Kwara, Delta, Jigawa,
Katsina, Kogi,  Nassarawa, Ogun,  Taraba, Edo, Kaduna, Niger

Annual Production (Metric Tonnes):  
718,000 for 2002

Industrial uses:
Confectioneries, pharmaceuticals, sugar, molasses, bagasses, alcohol brown sugar, glucose

Process Technology/Equipment:   
Sugar:  Cane cutting, crushing, straining of juice, clarification of juice, boiling, sedimentation, evaporation, centrifuging, drying,. cubing and packaging.

Equipment
Crusher, raw juice tank, sulphitation tank, scrubber, lime tank, boiling bel, muddy juice tank, filter press, wet bagasse, furnace, crystallizer, centrifugal pug mills, molasses receiving tank, dryers, cubing machine.

Status/Prospects:         
Local production of sugar is grossly inadequate, there is need to encourage increased production in existing large sugar factories and establish new mini sugar/ brown sugar factories throughout the country.

R&D Activities:           
The National cereals Research Institute (NCRI) Badeggi, has perfected a 10tcd mini brown sugar technology and this technology is ready for commercialization by prospective investors.
The Sugar Research Institute, University of Ilorin has developed many varieties of industrial sugar canes.  The Nigerian Sugar Council was established to catalyse investment in sugar production in the country