The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture
Author: Joachim Von Braun
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1983
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0896290433

Extract: The aim of this study is to determine how rapid growth in consumer subsidies has affected agriculture. Therefore, government spending on agriculture is examined, and the government's price policies on inputs and output and its interventions in allocation and marketing are evaluated.

The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture

The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture
Author: Joachim Von Braun
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1983
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780896290433

Extract: The aim of this study is to determine how rapid growth in consumer subsidies has affected agriculture. Therefore, government spending on agriculture is examined, and the government's price policies on inputs and output and its interventions in allocation and marketing are evaluated.

The Egyptian Food Subsidy System

The Egyptian Food Subsidy System
Author: Akhter U. Ahmed
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2001
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896291219

The Egyptian Food Subsidy System: Structure, Performance, and Options for Reform evaluates the economic, political, and technical feasibility of reducing costs while improving or maintaining the welfare of the poor. The report addresses five questions: (1) How well does the present system target the poor? (2) How much leakage- the pilferage of subsidized foods in the distribution channel-occurs? (3) At what cost does the government transfer income to the needy? (4) How can subsidies be better targeted to the needy? And (5) What are politically feasible options for reform?

Agricultural Input Subsidies

Agricultural Input Subsidies
Author: Ephraim Chirwa
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-09-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199683522

This book takes forward our understanding of agricultural input subsidies in low income countries.

The Effects of the Egyptian Food Ration and Subsidy System on Income Distribution and Consumption

The Effects of the Egyptian Food Ration and Subsidy System on Income Distribution and Consumption
Author: Harold Alderman
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1984
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290464

Research report on the effects of the Egyptian food rationing and food subsidy systems on income distribution and consumption - using household survey data explains distribution and food security; examines household expenditure, protein consumption, level of nutrition and percentage calorie deficiency; analyses system of income transfer and interaction with farm crop production and marketing; gives statistical analysis of choice between cooperatives and open market. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa
Author: Mr.Carlo A Sdralevich
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2014-07-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498350437

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.

Food, States, And Peasants

Food, States, And Peasants
Author: Alan Richards
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2021-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429691807

One of the most serious problems facing the Middle East and North Africa · is the region's growing inability to feed its expanding population. Rapidly escalating demand has made the region highly dependent on food imports, and policy initiatives intended to increase domestic production have met with mixed success at best. The contributors to this volume examine the historical origins of state policies toward agriculture, recent policy changes and their effects on domestic supply, and the social and political implications of these shifts. Focusing on the region's largest agricultural economies, contributors analyze Turkey's strong performance as well as Egypt's weak response to its agricultural problems. Pricing, investment strategies, irrigation policies, and the impact of large-scale labor migration on agricultural sectors are discussed, and a common theme of the interplay between politics and economics runs throughout.