Belarus Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness : Impact of State Support and Market Intervention
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Productivity in Belarus'
agricultural sector has improved considerably, but large
parts of crop and livestock production are not
internationally competitive. The state's regulatory and
fiscal support system for agriculture has been instrumental
in improving the sector's performance. But the massive
distortions to agricultural incentives it creates to prevent
the sector from reaching its full potential. And the high
costs it causes to state budget may be difficult to sustain
in view if shrinking fiscal space. Agricultural sector
efficiency and competitiveness in Belarus can be increased
by re-orienting the sectoral policy framework towards less
distortive measures and reallocating associated budget
expenditures to support sustainable agricultural growth.
Assistance program could be provided to buffer against
structural adjustment shocks. The government will thus
achieve its sectoral goals to a higher degree, without
compromising on other important policy areas such as food
security and rural livelihoods, and possibly even at lower
cost to the state budget. This note provides an economic
justification for such reforms and outlines some potential elements.
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ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL LABOR, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL, ANIMAL FEED, ANIMAL HEALTH, ANIMAL OILS, ANIMAL ORIGIN, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, ANIMALS, ASSETS, BANK LOANS, BARLEY, BEEF, BEVERAGES, BRAN, BREAD, BUDGETARY SUPPORT, BUTTER, CALVES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CATTLE, CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY, CEREALS, CHEESE, COCOA, COFFEE, COLLECTIVE FARMS, COMMODITY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONDENSED MILK, CONFECTIONERY, CONSUMER DEMAND, CONSUMERS, COOPERATIVES, CORN, CREAM, CROP, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP PRODUCTS, CROP YIELDS, CROPPING, CROPPING PATTERNS, CROPS, DAIRY, DAIRY FARMS, DAIRY INDUSTRY, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DEBT, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DOMESTIC DEMAND, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION, EGGS, EQUIPMENT, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORTS, EXTRACTS, FALLOW LAND, FAO, FARM, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, FARM MANAGEMENT, FARM STRUCTURES, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FATS, FERTILITY MANAGEMENT, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FISCAL POLICIES, FISH, FIXED PRICES, FLAX, FLOUR, FODDER, FODDER CROPS, FOOD CHAIN, FOOD EXPORTS, FOOD IMPORTS, FOOD INDUSTRY, FOOD MARKETS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FOODSTUFF, FRUIT, FRUITS, GDP, GRAIN, GRAIN PRODUCTS, GRAINS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, HARVESTERS, HONEY, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HOUSING, ICE, INCOMES, INNOVATION, INTEREST RATE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LIVE ANIMALS, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK BREEDING, LIVESTOCK FEED, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, MAIZE, MARKETING, MEAL, MEAT, MEAT PRODUCTS, MELONS, MILK PRODUCTION, MILK PRODUCTS, MILK QUALITY, MONOPOLIES, NATIONAL ECONOMY, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, ORGANIC MATTER, PESTICIDE, PIGS, PORK, POSITIVE EFFECTS, POTATO, POTATOES, POULTRY, POULTRY PRODUCTION, PRICE CEILINGS, PRODUCT QUALITY, PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES, R&D, RAPE, RAPESEED, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL LIVELIHOODS, RYE, SEEDS, SHEEP, SOFT DRINKS, SOIL FERTILITY, SOILS, STATISTICAL DATA, SUGAR, SUGAR BEET, SUGARS, SWEETENERS, TEA, TOBACCO, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRADE BALANCE, TRADE DEFICIT, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TREES, TRITICALE, UNEMPLOYMENT, URUGUAY ROUND, VALUE ADDED, VEGETABLES, WAGES, WHEAT, WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLESALE PRICES, WOOL, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO, YIELDS