Description: Belarus Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness : Impact of State Support and Market Intervention

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Belarus Agricultural Productivity and Competitiveness : Impact of State Support and Market Intervention

Productivity in Belarus' agricultural sector has improved considerably, but large parts of crop and livestock production are not internationally competitive. The state's regulatory and fiscal support system for agriculture has been instru...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL FEED ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL OILS ANIMAL ORIGIN ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL PRODUCTS ANIMALS ASSETS BANK LOANS BARLEY BEEF BEVERAGES BRAN BREAD BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUTTER CALVES CAPACITY BUILDING CATTLE CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY CEREALS CHEESE COCOA COFFEE COLLECTIVE FARMS COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONDENSED MILK CONFECTIONERY CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMERS COOPERATIVES CORN CREAM CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROP PRODUCTS CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CROPS DAIRY DAIRY FARMS DAIRY INDUSTRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEBT DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMESTIC DEMAND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION EGGS EQUIPMENT EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTRACTS FALLOW LAND FAO FARM FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM MANAGEMENT FARM STRUCTURES FARMERS FARMING FARMS FATS FERTILITY MANAGEMENT FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FISH FIXED PRICES FLAX FLOUR FODDER FODDER CROPS FOOD CHAIN FOOD EXPORTS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOODSTUFF FRUIT FRUITS GDP GRAIN GRAIN PRODUCTS GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HARVESTERS HONEY HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS HOUSING ICE INCOMES INNOVATION INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LIVE ANIMALS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK BREEDING LIVESTOCK FEED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MAIZE MARKETING MEAL MEAT MEAT PRODUCTS MELONS MILK PRODUCTION MILK PRODUCTS MILK QUALITY MONOPOLIES NATIONAL ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY COSTS ORGANIC MATTER PESTICIDE PIGS PORK POSITIVE EFFECTS POTATO POTATOES POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTION PRICE CEILINGS PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES R&AMP;D RAPE RAPESEED RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RYE SEEDS SHEEP SOFT DRINKS SOIL FERTILITY SOILS STATISTICAL DATA SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGARS SWEETENERS TEA TOBACCO TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TRANSITION ECONOMIES TREES TRITICALE UNEMPLOYMENT URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES WAGES WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHOLESALE PRICES WOOL WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11944408/belarus-agricultural-productivity-competitiveness-impact-state-support-market-intervention http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18897

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Summary:	Productivity in Belarus' agricultural sector has improved considerably, but large parts of crop and livestock production are not internationally competitive. The state's regulatory and fiscal support system for agriculture has been instrumental in improving the sector's performance. But the massive distortions to agricultural incentives it creates to prevent the sector from reaching its full potential. And the high costs it causes to state budget may be difficult to sustain in view if shrinking fiscal space. Agricultural sector efficiency and competitiveness in Belarus can be increased by re-orienting the sectoral policy framework towards less distortive measures and reallocating associated budget expenditures to support sustainable agricultural growth. Assistance program could be provided to buffer against structural adjustment shocks. The government will thus achieve its sectoral goals to a higher degree, without compromising on other important policy areas such as food security and rural livelihoods, and possibly even at lower cost to the state budget. This note provides an economic justification for such reforms and outlines some potential elements.