Publication - The Transfer Efficiency Assessment of Individual Income-Based Whole Farm Support Programs - Technical Paper 5/95

Title in English
The Transfer Efficiency Assessment of Individual Income-Based Whole Farm Support Programs - Technical Paper 5/95
Publication ID
10017E
Published Year
1997
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Type
Report
Cost
Free Publication
Language
English
Region
Ottawa/Hull (NCR)
Status
Out of stock
Pages
1-91
Summary in English
Government intervention in agriculture is common place in Canada. During the last three decades farm support programs as well as support levels have increased substantially. Because of growing fiscal deficits and public debts all government programs including those for agriculture are currently under review. Transfer efficiency of all farm programs are being investigated and more efficient and trade friendly farm support programs are being sought. In light of the recent GATT Agreement, the current direction of Canadian agricultural policy is towards whole farm income stabilization and away from traditional commodity specific price and income support programs. New tools and concepts are required to evaluate such whole farm based programs. The major objective of this study is to develop a framework capable of evaluating whole farm based programs.
In addition to the theoretical framework, a prototype programming model is developed to examine quantitatively the effects of various support programs on farm level production decisions. The report consists of five major sections.
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