Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains

Poverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested. For example, some have advocated a strong role for government support and assistance due to...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Bethany, Crase, Lin, Burton, Michael, Rigby, Dan, Alam, Mohammad Jahangir, Kishore, Avinash
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140118
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author Cooper, Bethany
Crase, Lin
Burton, Michael
Rigby, Dan
Alam, Mohammad Jahangir
Kishore, Avinash
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Burton, Michael
Cooper, Bethany
Crase, Lin
Kishore, Avinash
Rigby, Dan
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Rigby, Dan
Alam, Mohammad Jahangir
Kishore, Avinash
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description Poverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested. For example, some have advocated a strong role for government support and assistance due to market weaknesses, while others have promoted the need for more market-oriented approaches. We use an elicitation process focussed on expert policymaking communities, employing stated preference techniques to explore these options. Differences in perceptions about the effectiveness of policies and their delivery are reported between countries, while also empirically examining the influence of the respondents' organisational background. The results show support for policies that improve farmers' access to inputs, especially when delivered by private sector actors. The research provides an important contribution to the literature on policies for agricultural development.
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spelling CGSpace1401182025-10-26T13:01:22Z Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains Cooper, Bethany Crase, Lin Burton, Michael Rigby, Dan Alam, Mohammad Jahangir Kishore, Avinash policy innovation agriculture agricultural development poverty poverty reduction Poverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested. For example, some have advocated a strong role for government support and assistance due to market weaknesses, while others have promoted the need for more market-oriented approaches. We use an elicitation process focussed on expert policymaking communities, employing stated preference techniques to explore these options. Differences in perceptions about the effectiveness of policies and their delivery are reported between countries, while also empirically examining the influence of the respondents' organisational background. The results show support for policies that improve farmers' access to inputs, especially when delivered by private sector actors. The research provides an important contribution to the literature on policies for agricultural development. 2023-07 2024-03-14T12:08:56Z 2024-03-14T12:08:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140118 en Open Access Wiley Cooper, Bethany; Crase, Lin; Burton, Michael; Rigby, Dan; Alam, Mohammad Jahangir; and Kishore, Avinash. 2023. Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 67(3): 323–345. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12511
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Cooper, Bethany
Crase, Lin
Burton, Michael
Rigby, Dan
Alam, Mohammad Jahangir
Kishore, Avinash
Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title_full Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title_fullStr Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title_full_unstemmed Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title_short Policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the Eastern Gangetic Plains
title_sort policy preferences of experts seeking to raise and stabilise farm incomes in the eastern gangetic plains
topic policy innovation
agriculture
agricultural development
poverty
poverty reduction
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140118
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