The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia

Political economy analysis of green input subsidies in Colombia reveals a complex landscape shaped by political and institutional dynamics, diverse stakeholder interests, and conflicting belief, value, and knowledge systems, resulting in both significant opportunities and constraints for transitioni...

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Autores principales: Mockshell, Jonathan, Hidalgo, Francisco, Ritter, Thea, Alvarez, Diego, Blanco, Maria
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177407
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author Mockshell, Jonathan
Hidalgo, Francisco
Ritter, Thea
Alvarez, Diego
Blanco, Maria
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description Political economy analysis of green input subsidies in Colombia reveals a complex landscape shaped by political and institutional dynamics, diverse stakeholder interests, and conflicting belief, value, and knowledge systems, resulting in both significant opportunities and constraints for transitioning to green inputs. Supporting a transition to sustainable agriculture requires balancing incentives that promote more efficient use of synthetic inputs and integrated management with those that encourage greater adoption of green inputs within agroecological approaches. Six programs are presented that boost the adoption of green inputs through subsidies, investments in infrastructure, training, and technical assistance. To achieve greater impact, these initiatives must be sustained and scaled up, supported by stronger private sector engagement, enhanced local capacities, and broader multistakeholder collaboration. Green input subsidies should be complemented by additional measures such as investments in infrastructure, research, local capacity development, and technical assistance, alongside taxing agricultural Green-house gas emissions and conditioning conventional subsidies on adherence to environmental and social responsibility practices.
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spelling CGSpace1774072025-11-05T11:44:04Z The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia Mockshell, Jonathan Hidalgo, Francisco Ritter, Thea Alvarez, Diego Blanco, Maria colombia policy briefs policy analysis inputs development policies Political economy analysis of green input subsidies in Colombia reveals a complex landscape shaped by political and institutional dynamics, diverse stakeholder interests, and conflicting belief, value, and knowledge systems, resulting in both significant opportunities and constraints for transitioning to green inputs. Supporting a transition to sustainable agriculture requires balancing incentives that promote more efficient use of synthetic inputs and integrated management with those that encourage greater adoption of green inputs within agroecological approaches. Six programs are presented that boost the adoption of green inputs through subsidies, investments in infrastructure, training, and technical assistance. To achieve greater impact, these initiatives must be sustained and scaled up, supported by stronger private sector engagement, enhanced local capacities, and broader multistakeholder collaboration. Green input subsidies should be complemented by additional measures such as investments in infrastructure, research, local capacity development, and technical assistance, alongside taxing agricultural Green-house gas emissions and conditioning conventional subsidies on adherence to environmental and social responsibility practices. 2025-10-27 2025-10-29T15:35:39Z 2025-10-29T15:35:39Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177407 en Open Access application/pdf Mockshell, J.; Hidalgo, F.; Ritter, T.; Alvarez, D.; Blanco, M. (2025) The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia. Cali (Colombia): International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). 19 p.
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The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
title The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
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title_fullStr The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
title_full_unstemmed The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
title_short The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia
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policy briefs
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development policies
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