Uganda, March 4 -- Sugarcane farmers in Uganda have given millers two weeks to increase the price of raw cane lest they cut their supply.

Currently, the price of sugarcane costs Shs180, 000 per ton, down from Shs240, 000 in December.

The farmers reached the conclusion during a meeting with the millers at Jinja agricultural showground. The meeting was attended by two delegates from each sugarcane-growing districts.

The sugarcane farmers unanimously said they were not convinced with the millers' argument that "importation of the sweetener is keeping theirs in stores without a market, thus reducing the price of sugarcane."

The interim chairperson of Uganda Sugarcane Growers Association Isa Budhugo said they decided to temporarily halt su...