The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

Author: Joachim Von Braun

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0896290433

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Extract: The aim of this study is to determine how rapid growth in consumer subsidies has affected agriculture. Therefore, government spending on agriculture is examined, and the government's price policies on inputs and output and its interventions in allocation and marketing are evaluated.


The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

Author: Joachim Von Braun

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780896290433

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Extract: The aim of this study is to determine how rapid growth in consumer subsidies has affected agriculture. Therefore, government spending on agriculture is examined, and the government's price policies on inputs and output and its interventions in allocation and marketing are evaluated.


Egypt's Food Subsidy and Rationing System

Egypt's Food Subsidy and Rationing System

Author: Harold Alderman

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780896290358

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Research report on food policy and the food subsidy and rationing system in Egypt - considers the origins of the system, food security structure, commodity marketing channels and principal commoditys subsidised; examines food policy decision making and regional level economic administration, as well as distributional and nutritional implications in urban areas and rural areas; discusses current food policy trends. Bibliography, diagrams, statistical tables.


The Effects of the Egyptian Food Ration and Subsidy System on Income Distribution and Consumption

The Effects of the Egyptian Food Ration and Subsidy System on Income Distribution and Consumption

Author: Harold Alderman

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780896290464

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Research report on the effects of the Egyptian food rationing and food subsidy systems on income distribution and consumption - using household survey data explains distribution and food security; examines household expenditure, protein consumption, level of nutrition and percentage calorie deficiency; analyses system of income transfer and interaction with farm crop production and marketing; gives statistical analysis of choice between cooperatives and open market. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.


The Egyptian Food Subsidy System

The Egyptian Food Subsidy System

Author: Akhter U. Ahmed

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0896291219

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The Egyptian Food Subsidy System: Structure, Performance, and Options for Reform evaluates the economic, political, and technical feasibility of reducing costs while improving or maintaining the welfare of the poor. The report addresses five questions: (1) How well does the present system target the poor? (2) How much leakage- the pilferage of subsidized foods in the distribution channel-occurs? (3) At what cost does the government transfer income to the needy? (4) How can subsidies be better targeted to the needy? And (5) What are politically feasible options for reform?


The Pilot Food Price Subsidy Scheme in the Philippines

The Pilot Food Price Subsidy Scheme in the Philippines

Author: Marito Garcia

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1987-01-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780896290631

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The pilot food price subsidy scheme; The study areas; Assessment of implementation; Analytical methodology; Descriptive analysis of income, consumption, and nutritional patterns; A comparative analysis of the effects of the food price subsidy Scheme; A multivariate analysis of the effects of the food subsidy Scheme; Cost-effectiveness analysis.


The Effects on Income Distribution and Nutrition of Alternative Rice Price Policies in Thailand

The Effects on Income Distribution and Nutrition of Alternative Rice Price Policies in Thailand

Author: Pras?n Trairatw??rakun

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780896290471

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Introduction; Rice price, poverty, and income distribution; The response of paddy supply to price changes; The effects of rice price changes on the rural farm wage rate; The effects of rice price changes on the calorie intake of consumers; The effects of rice price changes on the calorie intake of paddy farmers; The effects of rice price changes on incomes and food consumption of low-income people.


The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Nigeria

The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Nigeria

Author: T. Ademola Oyejide

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780896290563

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Focuses on the effects of Nigeria's trade and exchange rate policies on agricultural incentives especially during the 1970s, the period of the oil boom. Attempts to determine the degree of protection granted to agriculture compared with other sectors, and assesses how these policies affected the allocation of resources both within agriculture and among the other sectors.


The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Zaire

The Effects of Trade and Exchange Rate Policies on Agriculture in Zaire

Author: Tshikala B. Tshibaka

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780896290570

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Research report, trade policy, exchange rate, agricultural policy, agricultural production, agriculture, Zaire since 1960 - economic policy, economic analysis, economic development, food import volume, food security, inflation, balance of payments, cash crop export volume, statistical analysis. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.


Agricultural Input Subsidies

Agricultural Input Subsidies

Author: Ephraim Chirwa

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 0199683522

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This book takes forward our understanding of agricultural input subsidies in low income countries.