Business & EconomySugar Is Sour: The Industry Thrives, but at What Cost?
The Pakistani sugar industry is thriving by exploiting loopholes in the law, rather than improving its technology and efficiency. We need to know that the sugar industry is the second largest agro-industry in Pakistan, contributing about 1.9% to the country’s GDP. It is also a major employer, with over 1 million people directly or indirectly involved in the industry. Pakistan is the 7th largest producer and exporter of sugar in the world, with an annual production of over 8 million tons. The...
Oct 29, 2026 · 1 min readRead