The sugar sub-sector in ACP countries in the post-2017 era
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The elimination of the European Union (EU) production quotas on 30 September 2017 and the continuing negotiations over the reciprocity of preferential access between the EU and the countries of the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) group have prompted the need to examine the future of the ACP sugar industry. The ACP is concerned that the elimination of EU production quotas, may lead to a reduction in sugar imports by the EU from 3.7 million tonnes to just under 1.5 million tonnes by 2022. The recip rocity of preferential access that is being negotiated under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the ACP could further reduce EU sugar imports. Addressing these concerns is important for policy-making because in many low-income ACP countries, the sugar industry remains one of the major sources of both foreign exchange and employment. Therefore, sugar policy inevitably influences economic and agricultural developments in these countries.The purpose of this study is to anal yse the impact of the elimination of the European Union sugar production quotas on ACP sugar production and trade, as well as, on welfare (including farmers’ welfare) and to examine the feasible options that the ACP sugar subsectors are considering to mitigate the brunt of this policy change, particularly as it will affect sugar farmers and workers.