Modeling the Impacts of Agricultural Support Policies on Emissions from Agriculture

dc.creatorLaborde, David
dc.creatorMamun, Abdullah
dc.creatorMartin, Will
dc.creatorPineiro, Valeria
dc.creatorVos, Rob
dc.date2020-09-16T14:32:36Z
dc.date2020-09-16T14:32:36Z
dc.date2020-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:02Z
dc.descriptionTo understand the impacts of support programs on global emissions, this paper considers the impacts of domestic subsidies, price distortions at the border, and investments in emission-reducing technologies on global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. It uses a counterfactual global model scenario showing how much emissions from agricultural production would change if agricultural support were abolished worldwide. The analysis indicates that, without subsidies paid directly to farmers, output of emission-intensive activities and emissions would be smaller. Without trade protection, however, emissions would be higher. This is because protection reduces global demand more than it increases supply, and partly because some countries that currently tax agriculture have high emission intensities. Policies that directly reduce emission intensities yield much larger reductions in emissions than those targeting overall productivity growth to reduce emissions because of the rebound effect. Scenario analysis to understand the impacts of repurposed agricultural policy and support measures on mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to climate change is being undertaken in subsequent work, which will also take account of land-use change and alternative forms of agricultural support to align objectives of food security, farmers’ income security, production efficiency and resilience, and environmental protection.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/694451599729050318/Modeling-the-Impacts-of-Agricultural-Support-Policies-on-Emissions-from-Agriculture
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34453
dc.identifier10.1596/34453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405064
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationAgriculture and Food Discussion Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectCGIAR
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRICE SUPPORT
dc.subjectIMPORT MEASURE
dc.subjectEXPORT MEASURE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectFARM SUPPORT
dc.titleModeling the Impacts of Agricultural Support Policies on Emissions from Agriculture
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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