Legal And Institutional Framework Governing Sugar Industry In Ethiopia: A Comparative Study

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.