Abstract:
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the legal and institutional framework governing
Sugar industry in Ethiopia. It also identifies and compares the other countries legal and
regulatory framework of sugar industry to identify lessons thereof for Ethiopia to have
adequate regulatory framework. Descriptive, comparative and qualitative research type was
used to undertake the research. Hence, primary, secondary data sources as well as
experience of other legal system were extensively used. Accordingly, despite the current
Ethiopia government move to make fully privatized pre existing government owned sugar
industries, absence of specific legal and institutional regime as existed in many Sugar
Producing countries is seen as bottleneck for efficient and adequate regulation of sugar
industry including price determination, marketing and trade. Ethiopia’s recent move to
reform sugar industry via privatization wouldn’t be realized with the existing old aged legal
and institutional framework without devising new regulatory scheme needed to achieve the
goal of privatization.
The researcher recommends legislative scheme with detailed rules not limited to various
aspects of sugar industry regulation including pricing, production, taxation, marketing and
exporting of sugar products but also with regard to dispute settlement system. The Ethiopian
government is expected to take lessons from best legal and regulatory experiences of other
jurisdiction.
