Agricultural Support Policies and Programs in Jamaica 2006-2011

An analysis of Jamaica's agriculture support policies and programs shows that Jamaican consumers are financing the bulk of supports to the agriculture sector. This report estimates the agriculture public support policies and programs of Jamaica between 2006 and 2011. This analysis of the agriculture programs and policies provides an understanding of the level and composition by type of support for different crops and livestock producers during 2010-2011. The estimate of total agriculture supports (measured as the total support estimate, TSE) in Jamaica in 2011 was approximately United States (U.S.) 675 million dollars (J$58.071 million), representing 4.7 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) and 22.7 percent of agriculture GDP. Jamaica has been facing significant development challenges over the last three decades. It is in this context of fiscal restrictions and potential further economic and social stagnation, that the Government of Jamaica and the World Bank have been prompted to take action to better understand the degree and type of support Jamaican farmers are receiving. Once the level of support is understood within Jamaica's economic context, policy and program recommendations can be made to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the support structure, addressing agriculture sector competitiveness issues and constraints. In this context, the report presents introduction; supports to agriculture; and summary and conclusions.

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Main Authors:	Arias, Diego, Gurria, Martin, Pena, Hector, Brown-Knowlton, Mildred, Boyce, Rachel, Smikle, Conrad
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-11
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL PRICE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL DISEASES, ANIMAL HEALTH, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, AQUACULTURE, AVERAGE COSTS, BANANA INDUSTRY, BANANAS, BASE YEAR, BEEF, BEER, BENCHMARK, BEVERAGES, CEREALS, COCOA, COMMODITY PRICE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONDIMENTS, CONSUMER PRICE, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMERS, DAIRY, DAIRY FARMERS, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DEBT, DECISION MAKING, DEREGULATION, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DIVERSIFICATION, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC MARKETS, DONOR AGENCIES, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC SECTORS, EGG, EGGS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPORTS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARMERS, FARMS, FEED, FEEDS, FERTILIZERS, FISCAL POLICY, FISH, FISHERIES, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CROPS, FOOD EXPORTS, FOOD HANDLING, FOOD IMPORTS, FOOD INDUSTRY, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCT, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD STORAGE, FREE TRADE, FRUIT, FRUITS, GDP, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, GRAINS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, IMPORT BARRIERS, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INCOME TAXES, INCOMES, INFLATION, INFLATION RATE, INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LOW INCOME, MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MANGO, MARGINAL ANALYSIS, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET POWER, MARKET PRICE, MARKET PRICES, MARKETING, MEAT, MEAT INSPECTION, MEAT PRODUCTS, MEATS, MERCHANDISE, MERCHANDISE EXPORTS, MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, MILLING INDUSTRY, MONOPOLY, NATIONAL ECONOMY, NUTS, ON FARM PRODUCTION, OPPORTUNITY COST, ORANGE, ORANGES, PEANUTS, PEPPERS, PIG MEAT, PORK, POTATO, PRICE LEVEL, PRICE POLICIES, PRICE SUPPORT, PRICE SUPPORTS, PRICING POLICIES, PROCESSED FOODS, PRODUCER PRICES, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PURCHASING, PURCHASING POWER, R&D, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RICE, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SUBSTITUTION, SUGAR, SUGAR CANE, SUGAR INDUSTRY, SUGARS, SUPPLIERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAINS, SURPLUS, TARIFF BARRIERS, TAXATION, TOMATOES, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE POLICY, TUBERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, URUGUAY ROUND, VALUE ADDED, VEGETABLES, VETERINARY SERVICES, WEALTH, WELFARE SYSTEM, WHEAT, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO, YAM, YAMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/19605599/agricultural-support-policies-programs-jamaica-2006-2011 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18998
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