Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes

Agricultural support has changed substantially in both rich and poor countries in recent years. In rich countries, there has been a strong move to decoupled subsidies and a fall in average rates of protection. In developing countries, market price support remains the dominant form of protection, and...

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Autores principales: Mamun, Abdullah, Martin, Will, Tokgoz, Simla
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142351
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author Mamun, Abdullah
Martin, Will
Tokgoz, Simla
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description Agricultural support has changed substantially in both rich and poor countries in recent years. In rich countries, there has been a strong move to decoupled subsidies and a fall in average rates of protection. In developing countries, market price support remains the dominant form of protection, and average rates of support have risen—breaking the traditional pattern of taxing agriculture. Emissions from agriculture and land use change have contributed up to a third of total greenhouse gas emissions, with beef, milk and rice production accounting for more than 80% of agricultural emissions. Agricultural support was biased against emission‐intensive goods until recent years and is now only slightly biased toward them. Although emission intensities are relatively higher in the developing countries, they have fallen far more rapidly in developing countries than in the rich countries in the past quarter century, as agricultural productivity has grown in developing countries. Policy reform will be challenging given the strong political‐economy support for the current structure of protection. Increasing investments in research and development to raise productivity and lower the emissions intensity of agricultural output would help agriculture and the environment.F18; F64; Q18; H23; Q58
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spelling CGSpace1423512024-11-15T08:52:43Z Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes Mamun, Abdullah Martin, Will Tokgoz, Simla greenhouse gases support measures market prices greenhouse gas emissions agriculture environment Agricultural support has changed substantially in both rich and poor countries in recent years. In rich countries, there has been a strong move to decoupled subsidies and a fall in average rates of protection. In developing countries, market price support remains the dominant form of protection, and average rates of support have risen—breaking the traditional pattern of taxing agriculture. Emissions from agriculture and land use change have contributed up to a third of total greenhouse gas emissions, with beef, milk and rice production accounting for more than 80% of agricultural emissions. Agricultural support was biased against emission‐intensive goods until recent years and is now only slightly biased toward them. Although emission intensities are relatively higher in the developing countries, they have fallen far more rapidly in developing countries than in the rich countries in the past quarter century, as agricultural productivity has grown in developing countries. Policy reform will be challenging given the strong political‐economy support for the current structure of protection. Increasing investments in research and development to raise productivity and lower the emissions intensity of agricultural output would help agriculture and the environment.F18; F64; Q18; H23; Q58 2021-01-10 2024-05-22T12:10:21Z 2024-05-22T12:10:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142351 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133527 Limited Access Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Mamun, Abdullah; Martin, Will; and Tokgoz, Simla. 2021. Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes. Applied Economic Perspectives and 43(4): 1520-1549. https://doi.org/10.1002/aepp.13141
spellingShingle greenhouse gases
support measures
market prices
greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
environment
Mamun, Abdullah
Martin, Will
Tokgoz, Simla
Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes
title Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes
title_full Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes
title_fullStr Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes
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title_short Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes
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topic greenhouse gases
support measures
market prices
greenhouse gas emissions
agriculture
environment
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