Publication: Mozambique - Agriculture Support Policy Review
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2024-07-26
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2024-07-26
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Various efforts have been made to comprehensively assess agricultural policies in countries worldwide using diverse methodologies, including some generated by several international organizations. Since first applied in the 1980s, the OECD’s methodology has been regarded as a practical policy monitoring and evaluation tool. It has been frequently used as a reference to establish a dialogue at the national and international levels since it allows comparisons among countries and their economies, measuring the impact of policies on the gross income of both consumers and producers. The OECD methodology focuses on estimating the value of monetary transfers made by taxpayers and consumers, specifically to agricultural producers, as a direct result of the implementation of agricultural policies. This study aims to apply the OECD methodology to measure monetary transfers to the agricultural sector and the producers between 2019 and 2022.
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“World Bank. 2024. Mozambique - Agriculture Support Policy Review. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41958 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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