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"speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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"content": "in research and development in the sugar sub-sector. This has been noted to have enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in the sugar industry in South Africa. I have also looked at Uganda that enacted its Sugar Act in 2016. Tanzania has a Sugar Act. Both Uganda and Tanzania have sugar boards that perform the functions that I will mention as I conclude. There are lessons from the international experience given the significant role that the sub-sector plays with regard to the substantial number. They are: (a) Improvement of livelihoods both directly and indirectly in the sugar industry. (b) Government interventions have come in handy to invigorate activities in the sugar industry. (c) Supportive legal frameworks are crucial in the area of sugar production. The case of South Africa greatly facilitates effective enforcement of sugar industry agreements which help to curb exploitation of growers. This is something we can learn from. (d) Research and development in the sugar sub-sector can help improve sugar production by enhancing tonnage produced per hectare. Sugar production in Nzoia Sugar Company is now too low because the factory is inefficient as it has not been maintained for the past six years. You do not expect that factory to produce sugar and compete in the market. (e) Tax subsidies can also be adopted in the sugar industry to give incentive to investors in sugar production activities. If enactment and enforcement enhance effectiveness of stewardship of the sugar industry, the following benefits shall be realised: (a) Increased employment opportunities. (b) Enhanced foreign exchange earnings from increased exports and reduced imports. (c) Rise in public revenue arising from various tax regimes. If there is zero-rating aspect on sugar, then the incomes will be higher. (d) Increase in public revenue. (e) Industrialisation and the benefits that accrue from people in employment and farmers earning their dues. (f) Better standards of living. The growers and other stakeholders in the sugar industry will definitely enjoy."
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