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Crony Capitalism: Is Erisco Foods Overly Dependent On Government?

Onome Ohwovoriole by Onome Ohwovoriole
April 21, 2017
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Erisco Says It Will “Shut Down, Laying Off 2000 Workers” Due To Forex Scarcity
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Nairametrics| The ban on import of tomato paste and increase in tariff for tomato concentrate has started yielding positive benefit as Erisco foods has decided to expand its operations.

While the expansion will create jobs in a country with millions of unemployed youths and increase the revenue that will accrue to the government through taxes, the company depending on government to survive smacks of crony capitalism. Crony capitalism is an economy in which success in business is dependent on close relationships between business people and government officials. A feature prevalent in developing countries like Nigeria. If the government decides to reverse the policy, will the company once again threaten to leave the country?

Sectors that are overly dependent on government support tend not to do well. Crony capitalism often leads to the creation of monopolies and cabals which squeeze out small business. These features were present in the downstream petroleum where allocation of licenses to import petrol was based on relationships cultivated in government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or Ministry of Petroleum before the recent partial subsidy removal.

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Several analysts are of the opinion, the ban on imported paste is ill advised. While the country produces a large volume of tomatoes, farming of the commodity like any other crop is subject to cycles. Twice, the Dangote tomato paste factory has shut down due to a lack of raw tomatoes. This was due to farmers switching to farming rice which was more profitable and a pest attack which destroyed several crops.

The industry is still heavily reliant on imported equipment and inputs whose prices are affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate. Again, the government has bent over backwards by creating a special window for manufacturers and SMEs to access foreign exchange. There is no certainty that the government will continue with this policy if crude oil prices or production volumes decline. While these measures may make tomato, paste produced in the country cheaper, they are temporal in nature. An increase in the price of the locally made paste will see consumers switching back to imported products.

Rather than depend on government policies for survival, Erisco foods needs to carry put backward integration by developing out grower schemes with tomato farmers and relying on locally produced equipment and inputs. The company can also diversify into producing goods it can export.

 

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Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole

Onome Ohwovoriole has a degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin and prior to joining Nairametrics in December 2016 as Lead Analyst had stints in Publishing, Automobile Services, Entertainment and Leadership Training. He covers companies in the Nigerian corporate space, especially those listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He also has a keen interest in new frontiers like Cryptocurrencies and Fintech. In his spare time, he loves to read books on finance, fiction as well as keep up with happenings in the world of international diplomacy. You can contact him via onome.ohwovoriole@nairametrics.com

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  1. Edu says:
    April 21, 2017 at 8:37 am

    It’s easy to copy definitions within outside contexts and apply them within Nigeria. Where is the cronyism here? A country is trying to grow its local industries by giving its industries an initial head start. I’d expect the government to put a timeline to the ban, that’s all. However, I struggle to see the cronyism in this policy. It is done at some level everywhere in the world. Looking at the big picture, it’s beneficial to the economy of Nigeria.

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  2. ade says:
    June 17, 2017 at 2:59 pm

    First ever comment on any site online. Was compelled to comment based on a long series of ill advised articles that betray crass lack of understanding of issues by Nairametrics.
    Wont go into more details than to say I am 100% aligned with Edu’s comment above.

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