Nepal : Sources of Growth in Agriculture for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
Agriculture contributes about 35 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal. But growth in the sector has been quite volatile in the last decade, tothe extent that the lowest and highest growth rates were recorded in consecutive years. Ne...
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okr-10986-283332021-06-14T10:12:49Z Nepal : Sources of Growth in Agriculture for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity World Bank Group AGRICULTURE POVERTY REDUCTION SHARED PROSPERITY PRODUCTIVITY DIVERSIFICATION MECHANIZATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FERTILIZERS SEED SUBSIDIES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS VALUE CHAIN Agriculture contributes about 35 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal. But growth in the sector has been quite volatile in the last decade, tothe extent that the lowest and highest growth rates were recorded in consecutive years. Nepal agriculture is characterized by relatively low yields compared to neighboring countries. Furthermore,land is disproportionately allocated to grain staples (rice, maize, wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat),despite fruits and vegetables showing relatively higher yields and higher growth in consumption. A proper understanding of the sources of agriculture growth would help identify what kind of agriculture offers most potential to further reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity.Nepal is increasingly becoming a net importer of food, both in high value foods such asfruits and vegetables as well as staples such as rice, potatoes, and maize. Expanding exports would require investments in infrastructure and a conducive regulatory environment to certify that products from Nepal achieve the various Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary standards of foreign markets. The main objective of this report is to identify policy and investment priorities to stimulate agricultural growth for poverty reduction and shared prosperity. The study ultimately seeks to inform strategic dialogue between Government of Nepal and the World Bank Group towards investments inagriculture and supporting sectors. The report provides building blocks to identify policy andinvestments priorities. After a brief Introduction, Chapter 2 examines the main drivers of agriculturefor poverty reduction and shared prosperity. The key issues addressed are drivers of agricultural income, drivers of total factor productivity growth, emerging patterns of diversification, degree of mechanization, and constraints to investments in the sector. Chapter 3 examines the effects of public expenditures in fertilizer and seed distribution programs, paying specific attention to effects on: supply of fertilizers, fertilizer application rates, retail prices, private sector participation, performance of the distribution chain, relative access between various categories of farmers, and consistency of the program with inequalities in the distribution of poverty and food and nutritional security. Chapter 4 generates lessons on policy and investments to expand exports. Chapter 5 generates lessons on policy and investments to substitute imports. Chapter 6 provides overall recommendations for policy and investments priorities, while distinguishing between actions needed to stimulate broad-based productivity growth with actions need for export promotion and import substitution. 2017-09-13T19:42:58Z 2017-09-13T19:42:58Z 2016-12-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/464681499870177588/Nepal-Sources-of-Growth-in-Agriculture-for-Poverty-Reduction-and-Shared-Prosperity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28333 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agriculture Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Nepal |
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Agriculture contributes about 35 percent
to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal. But growth in
the sector has been quite volatile in the last decade, tothe
extent that the lowest and highest growth rates were
recorded in consecutive years. Nepal agriculture is
characterized by relatively low yields compared to
neighboring countries. Furthermore,land is
disproportionately allocated to grain staples (rice, maize,
wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat),despite fruits and
vegetables showing relatively higher yields and higher
growth in consumption. A proper understanding of the sources
of agriculture growth would help identify what kind of
agriculture offers most potential to further reduce poverty
and boost shared prosperity.Nepal is increasingly becoming a
net importer of food, both in high value foods such asfruits
and vegetables as well as staples such as rice, potatoes,
and maize. Expanding exports would require investments in
infrastructure and a conducive regulatory environment to
certify that products from Nepal achieve the various
Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary standards of foreign markets.
The main objective of this report is to identify policy and
investment priorities to stimulate agricultural growth for
poverty reduction and shared prosperity. The study
ultimately seeks to inform strategic dialogue between
Government of Nepal and the World Bank Group towards
investments inagriculture and supporting sectors. The report
provides building blocks to identify policy andinvestments
priorities. After a brief Introduction, Chapter 2 examines
the main drivers of agriculturefor poverty reduction and
shared prosperity. The key issues addressed are drivers of
agricultural income, drivers of total factor productivity
growth, emerging patterns of diversification, degree of
mechanization, and constraints to investments in the sector.
Chapter 3 examines the effects of public expenditures in
fertilizer and seed distribution programs, paying specific
attention to effects on: supply of fertilizers, fertilizer
application rates, retail prices, private sector
participation, performance of the distribution chain,
relative access between various categories of farmers, and
consistency of the program with inequalities in the
distribution of poverty and food and nutritional security.
Chapter 4 generates lessons on policy and investments to
expand exports. Chapter 5 generates lessons on policy and
investments to substitute imports. Chapter 6 provides
overall recommendations for policy and investments
priorities, while distinguishing between actions needed to
stimulate broad-based productivity growth with actions need
for export promotion and import substitution. |
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Nepal : Sources of Growth in Agriculture for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity |
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