The Senegalese Sugar Company — Senegal's sugar

1970 · Richard-Toll

Created in 1970 at Richard-Toll, in the Senegal River valley, the Compagnie Sucrière Sénégalaise (CSS) grows sugar cane over more than twelve thousand hectares. The country's only sugar agro-industrial complex, it turns cane into refined sugar and aims for national self-sufficiency. The leading employer of the northern region, the CSS gave rise to a true company town and remains a pillar of Senegalese agriculture and industry.

Sources

• Le Soleil — Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise : le fleuron industriel
• APS — Richard-Toll : la CSS vise une production de 140 000 tonnes de sucre

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