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Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes:

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  • Mamun, Abdullah
  • Martin, Will
  • Tokgoz, Simla
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Agricultural support has changed substantially in both rich and poor countries in recent years. In rich countries, there has been a strong move to decoupled subsidies and a fall in average rates of protection. In developing countries, market price support remains the dominant form of protection and average rates of support have risen—breaking the traditional pattern of taxing agriculture. Emissions from agriculture and land use change have contributed up to a third of total greenhouse gas emissions, with beef, milk and rice production accounting for more than 80 percent of agricultural emissions. Agricultural support was biased against emission-intensive goods until recent years and is now only slightly biased towards them. Although emission intensities are relatively higher in the developing countries, they have fallen far more rapidly in developing countries than in the rich countries in the past quarter-century, as agricultural productivity has grown in developing countries. Policy reform will be challenging given the strong political-economy support for the current structure of protection. Increasing investments in research and development to raise productivity and lower the emissions intensity of agricultural output would help agriculture and the environment.

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  • Mamun, Abdullah & Martin, Will & Tokgoz, Simla, 2019. "Reforming agricultural support for improved environmental outcomes:," IFPRI discussion papers 1891, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:1891
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    Keywords

    agriculture; environment; reforms; greenhouse gas emissions; land use change; agricultural productivity; research; greenhouse gases; market prices; agricultural support; market price support; F18 Trade and Environment; F64 Economic Impacts of Globalization: Environment; Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; H23 Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies; Q58 Environmental Economics: Government Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • F64 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Environment

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