Uganda, May 16 -- Atiak Sugar Ltd may neither conduct the planned dry-test of the sugar factory in September 2026 nor resume full-scale sugar production in April 2027 as planned due to the limited availability of sugarcane on its plantation, Monitor can reveal.

Last week, the government rushed back to Parliament seeking its approval to grant Atiak Sugar Ltd an additional Shs37.9b to invest in the facility.

The money is meant to be channelled to building a water conveyance system (water canal) for irrigation from the River Nile to the farm to ensure all-year production.

Sources familiar with developments within the company, however, say production may not start any time soon since the quantity of sugarcane available on the plantation is...