Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia

This chapter deals with the distortions to price incentives for agriculture that result from the trade, exchange rate and domestic policies in place in the four main South Asian countries, by summarizing and comparing the findings and themes of the...

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Main Authors: Gulati, Ashok, Pursell, Garry
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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GDP
TAX
TEA
WTO
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topic AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS
BARRIER
BASIC FOODS
BILATERAL TRADE
CAPITAL INFLOWS
COMMODITIES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CORN
CROPS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CUSTOMS DUTIES
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEPRECIATIONS
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DOMESTIC INFLATION
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DISRUPTION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDIBLE OILS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE CONTROLS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTENSION
FAMINE
FAMINES
FARMERS
FERTILIZERS
FISH
FISHERIES
FLOUR
FLOUR MILLS
FOOD AID
FOOD AID PROGRAMS
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PROCESSORS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUBSIDY
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FOREST PRODUCTS
FREE MARKET PRICES
FREE MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FRUIT
FRUITS
GDP
GROSS VALUE
GROUNDNUT
GROUNDNUTS
HIGH INFLATION
IMPORT
IMPORT GROWTH
IMPORT LICENSING
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
INCOME
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LOW TARIFFS
MAIZE
MARKETING
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL CURRENCY
NOMINAL DEVALUATION
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATES
OIL PRICES
OUTPUTS
OUTSOURCING
OVERVALUATION
PADDY
PALM OIL
PEPPER
PESTICIDES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTATO
POTATOES
PRICE DISTORTION
PRICE DISTORTIONS
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY COMMODITIES
PRINCIPAL EXPORT
PROCESSED FOODS
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
PULSES
RAPID EXPANSION
RATION SHOPS
REAL DEVALUATION
REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REFORM PROGRAM
REMITTANCES
RICE
RUBBER
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SOYA BEANS
SOYBEAN
SPICES
STANDARD DEVIATION
SUBSIDY POLICIES
SUGAR
SUGAR CANE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFFS ON IMPORTS
TAX
TAXATION
TEA
TEXTILES
TOTAL EXPORT
TOTAL EXPORTS
TOTAL IMPORTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADE STATISTICS
TRADING PARTNERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VEGETABLES
WEIGHTS
WHEAT
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD PRICE
WORLD PRICES
WTO
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS
BARRIER
BASIC FOODS
BILATERAL TRADE
CAPITAL INFLOWS
COMMODITIES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER GOODS
CONSUMER INTERESTS
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CORN
CROPS
CURRENCY
CURRENT ACCOUNT
CUSTOMS DUTIES
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEPRECIATIONS
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DEVALUATIONS
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DOMESTIC INFLATION
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DISRUPTION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDIBLE OILS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE CONTROLS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT SECTORS
EXPORT SUBSIDIES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTENSION
FAMINE
FAMINES
FARMERS
FERTILIZERS
FISH
FISHERIES
FLOUR
FLOUR MILLS
FOOD AID
FOOD AID PROGRAMS
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD GRAINS
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PROCESSORS
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUBSIDY
FOOD TRANSFERS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FOREST PRODUCTS
FREE MARKET PRICES
FREE MARKETS
FREE TRADE
FRUIT
FRUITS
GDP
GROSS VALUE
GROUNDNUT
GROUNDNUTS
HIGH INFLATION
IMPORT
IMPORT GROWTH
IMPORT LICENSING
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
INCOME
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL PRICES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LOW TARIFFS
MAIZE
MARKETING
MONOPOLY
NATIONAL CURRENCY
NOMINAL DEVALUATION
NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATES
OIL PRICES
OUTPUTS
OUTSOURCING
OVERVALUATION
PADDY
PALM OIL
PEPPER
PESTICIDES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTATO
POTATOES
PRICE DISTORTION
PRICE DISTORTIONS
PRICE FLUCTUATIONS
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE LEVELS
PRIMARY COMMODITIES
PRINCIPAL EXPORT
PROCESSED FOODS
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
PULSES
RAPID EXPANSION
RATION SHOPS
REAL DEVALUATION
REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES
REAL EXCHANGE RATES
REFORM PROGRAM
REMITTANCES
RICE
RUBBER
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SOYA BEANS
SOYBEAN
SPICES
STANDARD DEVIATION
SUBSIDY POLICIES
SUGAR
SUGAR CANE
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFFS ON IMPORTS
TAX
TAXATION
TEA
TEXTILES
TOTAL EXPORT
TOTAL EXPORTS
TOTAL IMPORTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADE STATISTICS
TRADING PARTNERS
URUGUAY ROUND
VEGETABLES
WEIGHTS
WHEAT
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD PRICE
WORLD PRICES
WTO
Gulati, Ashok
Pursell, Garry
Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
India
relation Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;63
description This chapter deals with the distortions to price incentives for agriculture that result from the trade, exchange rate and domestic policies in place in the four main South Asian countries, by summarizing and comparing the findings and themes of the more-detailed case studies on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Attention is paid most to India, which accounts for around four fifths of South Asia's population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and agricultural GDP. The principal focus is on the level of and trends in distortions for agriculture as a whole, and how these have changed over time relative to those for non-agricultural traded sectors in these countries. Previous studies have established that in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, policies strongly favored manufacturing over the principal agricultural crops, although the extent of anti agricultural bias diminished considerably between the 1970s to 1995. The new country studies extend the earlier estimates up to 2005 and back to 1965, and provide long term estimates of distortions to relative agricultural incentives in Bangladesh for the first time. As well, these new studies broaden the coverage of previous research by including estimates for the fresh fruit and vegetables sector in India, and the dairying sectors in India and Pakistan. In South Asia both of these sectors account for large shares of the rural economy as measured by their contributions to GDP.
format Working Paper
author Gulati, Ashok
Pursell, Garry
author_facet Gulati, Ashok
Pursell, Garry
author_sort Gulati, Ashok
title Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
title_short Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
title_full Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
title_fullStr Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
title_full_unstemmed Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia
title_sort distortions to agricultural incentives in india and other south asia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527721468331165980/Distortions-to-agricultural-incentives-in-India-and-other-South-Asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28188
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spelling okr-10986-281882021-04-23T14:04:46Z Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in India and Other South Asia Gulati, Ashok Pursell, Garry AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS BARRIER BASIC FOODS BILATERAL TRADE CAPITAL INFLOWS COMMODITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER INTERESTS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CORN CROPS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CUSTOMS DUTIES DAIRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEPRECIATIONS DEREGULATION DEVALUATION DEVALUATIONS DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC INFLATION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DISRUPTION ECONOMIC GROWTH EDIBLE OILS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE CONTROLS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE POLICIES EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT SECTORS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTENSION FAMINE FAMINES FARMERS FERTILIZERS FISH FISHERIES FLOUR FLOUR MILLS FOOD AID FOOD AID PROGRAMS FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD GRAINS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSORS FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SUBSIDY FOOD TRANSFERS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREST PRODUCTS FREE MARKET PRICES FREE MARKETS FREE TRADE FRUIT FRUITS GDP GROSS VALUE GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS HIGH INFLATION IMPORT IMPORT GROWTH IMPORT LICENSING IMPORT RESTRICTIONS INCOME INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOW TARIFFS MAIZE MARKETING MONOPOLY NATIONAL CURRENCY NOMINAL DEVALUATION NOMINAL EXCHANGE RATES OIL PRICES OUTPUTS OUTSOURCING OVERVALUATION PADDY PALM OIL PEPPER PESTICIDES POLITICAL ECONOMY POTATO POTATOES PRICE DISTORTION PRICE DISTORTIONS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRICE LEVELS PRIMARY COMMODITIES PRINCIPAL EXPORT PROCESSED FOODS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES PULSES RAPID EXPANSION RATION SHOPS REAL DEVALUATION REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATE APPRECIATION REAL EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES REAL EXCHANGE RATES REFORM PROGRAM REMITTANCES RICE RUBBER SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SOYA BEANS SOYBEAN SPICES STANDARD DEVIATION SUBSIDY POLICIES SUGAR SUGAR CANE TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFFS ON IMPORTS TAX TAXATION TEA TEXTILES TOTAL EXPORT TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL IMPORTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE STATISTICS TRADING PARTNERS URUGUAY ROUND VEGETABLES WEIGHTS WHEAT WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD MARKETS WORLD PRICE WORLD PRICES WTO This chapter deals with the distortions to price incentives for agriculture that result from the trade, exchange rate and domestic policies in place in the four main South Asian countries, by summarizing and comparing the findings and themes of the more-detailed case studies on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Attention is paid most to India, which accounts for around four fifths of South Asia's population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and agricultural GDP. The principal focus is on the level of and trends in distortions for agriculture as a whole, and how these have changed over time relative to those for non-agricultural traded sectors in these countries. Previous studies have established that in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, policies strongly favored manufacturing over the principal agricultural crops, although the extent of anti agricultural bias diminished considerably between the 1970s to 1995. The new country studies extend the earlier estimates up to 2005 and back to 1965, and provide long term estimates of distortions to relative agricultural incentives in Bangladesh for the first time. As well, these new studies broaden the coverage of previous research by including estimates for the fresh fruit and vegetables sector in India, and the dairying sectors in India and Pakistan. In South Asia both of these sectors account for large shares of the rural economy as measured by their contributions to GDP. 2017-09-07T19:18:48Z 2017-09-07T19:18:48Z 2008-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527721468331165980/Distortions-to-agricultural-incentives-in-India-and-other-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28188 English en_US Agricultural Distortions Working Paper;63 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia South Asia India