Agricultural Policies in Emerging Economies 2009
Monitoring and Evaluation
Estimates of support to agriculture in six economies (India is not yet covered) from 1995 to 2007 are provided, in conformance with recent changes to the OECD measurement methodology. This allows a consistent comparison across emerging economies and with OECD countries in terms of changes in the level and composition of support to producers and the sector as a whole.
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Brazil
Brazil provides a relatively low level of support and protection to agriculture, reflecting its position as a competitive exporter and a relatively open trade policy. While increasing in nominal terms, the level of producer support has been relatively constant at 5% of gross farm receipts since 2000, with producer prices on average only 3% above world prices. ?
Nevertheless, there is a wide range and growing number of agricultural policy measures. Price supports have been used extensively, in principle to offer price stability (minimum guarantee prices are set at low levels) and to provide localised support to smaller “family” farmers. There is also heavy state intervention in the credit system, both creating access to credit and rescheduling debt commitments.
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