Colombia : Agricultural and Rural Competitiveness
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The purpose of this study is to assess
agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the
past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has
performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive
rural poverty. Improving the sector's competitiveness
is the only sure and lasting way to improve its growth
performance and reduce poverty. Thus, the main objectives of
this study are to assess: (a) the sector's current and
potential competitiveness, (b) the factors that determine or
inhibit its competitiveness, (c) the extent to which the
campesino economy is competitive and could become more so,
and (d) the role of policies in determining the
sector's competitiveness. The study outlines strategic
options that would strengthen the sector's
competitiveness, with emphasis on development of transition
measures to ease the path to adoption of new orientations.
The work has been organized around three main themes: (a)
the competitiveness of products and product chains, (b)
underlying factors that influence competitiveness, and (c)
policy orientations that influence competitiveness.
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AGRARIAN REFORM, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL CROPS, AQUACULTURE, BANANAS, BEEF, BIOTECHNOLOGY, CACAO, CASSAVA, CEREAL CROPS, CEREALS, CHOCOLATE, CIAT, COFFEE, COFFEE PRICES, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CORN, COTTON, CROP, CROPLAND, CROPPING, CROPPING PATTERNS, CROPS, CULTIVATION, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DECENTRALIZATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC SIZE, EGGS, EMPLOYMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT CROPS, EXPORTS, EXTREME POVERTY, FARM, FARMERS, FARMS, FEED, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FISCAL POLICIES, FLOWERS, FOOD SAFETY, FORESTRY, FRUITS, GDP, GRAINS, GRAZING, HEALTH PROBLEMS, IFAD, ILLEGAL CROPS, IMPORTS, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, ISNAR, JUTE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR- INTENSIVE CROPS, LEGISLATION, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, MARKET PRICES, MARKETING, MICROFINANCE, OIL, OIL PALM, OILSEEDS, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, PALM OIL, PERENNIAL CROPS, PESTICIDES, PESTS, PLANT DISEASE, PLANTAIN, PLANTAINS, PORK, POTATO, POTATOES, POULTRY, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCER GROUPS, PRODUCERS, PRODUCT QUALITY, PRODUCTION INCENTIVES, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTIVITY, QUOTAS, RICE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, SALINIZATION, SOILS, SOYBEANS, SUGAR, SUGAR CANE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TOBACCO, TRADE BALANCE, TUBERS, USAID, VEGETABLE CROPS, VEGETABLE OILS, VEGETABLES, VIOLENCE, WTO, YAMS, YIELDS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, COMPETITIVENESS, STRATEGIC OPTIONS, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT, PRODUCT MARKETING, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, GRAINS, OIL SEED CROPS, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, ROOT CROPS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, COTTON PRODUCTION, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, FORESTRY PRODUCTS, LAND TENURE, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIES, MARKET ACCESS, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, MARKETING, RURAL FINANCE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION