Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators

This study proposes a set of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy, patterned after the support estimates of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The main indicators are: producer support (incorporating indirect market support, and direct input...

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Main Authors: David, Cristina C., Briones, Roehlano M., Inocencio, Arlene E., Intal, Ponciano S., Geron, Piedad S., Ballesteros, Marife M.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-79732022-10-08T07:46:19Z Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators David, Cristina C. Briones, Roehlano M. Inocencio, Arlene E. Intal, Ponciano S. Geron, Piedad S. Ballesteros, Marife M. This study proposes a set of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy, patterned after the support estimates of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The main indicators are: producer support (incorporating indirect market support, and direct input support through irrigation, credit, and land transfer); general services support; and public expenditures for agriculture. The study finds that these indicators are viable measures of public support and may be consistently updated over time. Past trends in policy indicators suggest that price policy played the biggest role in agricultural support. Low to negative support to agriculture up to the late 1980s was due largely to indirect taxation of agriculture. From the 1990s onward though the protection structure swung in favor of agriculture resulting in expanding producer support, further enhanced by increasing budgetary outlays for agriculture, mostly towards provision of private goods (such as fertilizer subsidies). These patterns suggest resource misallocation, which may be remedied by rationalizing price policy as well as budgetary allocation from agricultural support services of DA (and land acquisition by DAR), towards provision of public goods such as R&D, extension, regulation, and participatory irrigation investments. 2012-10-01T07:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7147 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Agriculture and state—Philippines Agricultural and Resource Economics
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Agriculture and state—Philippines
Agricultural and Resource Economics
spellingShingle Agriculture and state—Philippines
Agricultural and Resource Economics
David, Cristina C.
Briones, Roehlano M.
Inocencio, Arlene E.
Intal, Ponciano S.
Geron, Piedad S.
Ballesteros, Marife M.
Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
description This study proposes a set of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy, patterned after the support estimates of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The main indicators are: producer support (incorporating indirect market support, and direct input support through irrigation, credit, and land transfer); general services support; and public expenditures for agriculture. The study finds that these indicators are viable measures of public support and may be consistently updated over time. Past trends in policy indicators suggest that price policy played the biggest role in agricultural support. Low to negative support to agriculture up to the late 1980s was due largely to indirect taxation of agriculture. From the 1990s onward though the protection structure swung in favor of agriculture resulting in expanding producer support, further enhanced by increasing budgetary outlays for agriculture, mostly towards provision of private goods (such as fertilizer subsidies). These patterns suggest resource misallocation, which may be remedied by rationalizing price policy as well as budgetary allocation from agricultural support services of DA (and land acquisition by DAR), towards provision of public goods such as R&D, extension, regulation, and participatory irrigation investments.
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author David, Cristina C.
Briones, Roehlano M.
Inocencio, Arlene E.
Intal, Ponciano S.
Geron, Piedad S.
Ballesteros, Marife M.
author_facet David, Cristina C.
Briones, Roehlano M.
Inocencio, Arlene E.
Intal, Ponciano S.
Geron, Piedad S.
Ballesteros, Marife M.
author_sort David, Cristina C.
title Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
title_short Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
title_full Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
title_fullStr Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
title_sort monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy indicators
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2012
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7147
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