Publication: Plurinational State of Bolivia : Agriculture Public Expenditure Review
Date
2011-03-15
ISSN
Published
2011-03-15
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Agriculture is one of the most important
sectors for reducing poverty, improving food security, and
contributing to the development of Bolivia. There is a need
for re-organization and re-prioritization of spending within
the sector before an argument for more resources can be
made. Recommendations include allocating more resources
towards agricultural public goods (such as research and
extension among others) to improve sectoral performance and
to support a heterogeneous agricultural sector in the
context of rapid technological change, climate pressures and
food price volatility. There is a need for resource
allocations towards research and extension, adherence to
the types of production systems in the country. Improving
the balance between current and capital expenditures in
agriculture is imperative. Within the current component of
sectoral expenditures, more money should be spent on human
capital. Prioritization and targeting of public agricultural
investments is a good starting point for improving sector
performance. This prioritization within the agricultural
sector should consider the diversity of production systems
and agricultural economic units in rural areas. Bolivia
needs a coordinated monitoring and evaluation system that
enables the tracking of results of the sector as a whole and
facilitates the planning of investments. Strong
recommendations are made to ensure better implementation of
available resources in agriculture.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Plurinational State of Bolivia : Agriculture Public Expenditure Review. Public expenditure review (PER);. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12311 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”