Agricultural Support Policies and Programs in Jamaica 2006-2011

Agricultural Support Policies and Programs in Jamaica 2006-2011

An analysis of Jamaica's agriculture support policies and programs shows that Jamaican consumers are financing the bulk of supports to the agriculture sector. This report estimates the agriculture public support policies and programs of Jamaic...

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Main Authors:	Arias, Diego, Gurria, Martin, Pena, Hector, Brown-Knowlton, Mildred, Boyce, Rachel, Smikle, Conrad
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ANIMAL DISEASES ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL PRODUCTS AQUACULTURE AVERAGE COSTS BANANA INDUSTRY BANANAS BASE YEAR BEEF BEER BENCHMARK BEVERAGES CEREALS COCOA COMMODITY PRICE COMPETITIVENESS CONDIMENTS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS DAIRY DAIRY FARMERS DAIRY PRODUCTS DEBT DECISION MAKING DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DONOR AGENCIES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC SECTORS EGG EGGS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS FARMS FEED FEEDS FERTILIZERS FISCAL POLICY FISH FISHERIES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROPS FOOD EXPORTS FOOD HANDLING FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCT FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD STORAGE FREE TRADE FRUIT FRUITS GDP GOVERNMENT REGULATION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE IMPORT BARRIERS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOME TAXES INCOMES INFLATION INFLATION RATE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MANGO MARGINAL ANALYSIS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKETING MEAT MEAT INSPECTION MEAT PRODUCTS MEATS MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS MERCHANDISE IMPORTS MILLING INDUSTRY MONOPOLY NATIONAL ECONOMY NUTS ON FARM PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY COST ORANGE ORANGES PEANUTS PEPPERS PIG MEAT PORK POTATO PRICE LEVEL PRICE POLICIES PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRICING POLICIES PROCESSED FOODS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER R&AMP;D REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SUBSTITUTION SUGAR SUGAR CANE SUGAR INDUSTRY SUGARS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SURPLUS TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TOMATOES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TUBERS UNEMPLOYMENT URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES VETERINARY SERVICES WEALTH WELFARE SYSTEM WHEAT WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YAM YAMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19605599/agricultural-support-policies-programs-jamaica-2006-2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18998

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Summary:	An analysis of Jamaica's agriculture support policies and programs shows that Jamaican consumers are financing the bulk of supports to the agriculture sector. This report estimates the agriculture public support policies and programs of Jamaica between 2006 and 2011. This analysis of the agriculture programs and policies provides an understanding of the level and composition by type of support for different crops and livestock producers during 2010-2011. The estimate of total agriculture supports (measured as the total support estimate, TSE) in Jamaica in 2011 was approximately United States (U.S.) 675 million dollars (J$58.071 million), representing 4.7 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) and 22.7 percent of agriculture GDP. Jamaica has been facing significant development challenges over the last three decades. It is in this context of fiscal restrictions and potential further economic and social stagnation, that the Government of Jamaica and the World Bank have been prompted to take action to better understand the degree and type of support Jamaican farmers are receiving. Once the level of support is understood within Jamaica's economic context, policy and program recommendations can be made to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the support structure, addressing agriculture sector competitiveness issues and constraints. In this context, the report presents introduction; supports to agriculture; and summary and conclusions.