In the face of continued criticism of government’s decision to close the Wales sugar estate, Agriculture Minister Noel Holder on Wednesday defended the move as the beginning of a process to resuscitate the industry and he assured that plans would be put in place to cushion the impact.
“The financial woes of sugar are so grave, the needs of the economy are so great, that the transformation of sugar cannot be done gradually. Time is of the essence. The process has to start immediately and while there will be some initial redundancies,