Sugar industry holds significant potential as a source of renewable energy, biofuels, bioelectricity, and biomaterials, in addition to its role as a crucial food crop. It is widely recognized for fostering rural livelihoods and driving socio-economic transformation in developing countries.

Despite low prices, sugar remains a substantial source of export income, second only to coffee, and surpasses earnings from all cereals, livestock products, forestry, and fishery products. Mokwo Local Government in Niger state is suitable for this multifaceted potential as it has potential for thousands of hectares of sugarcane plantation.