World Bank2013-02-202013-02-202010-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12442The bank has a long relationship with Uruguay's agricultural sector, expanding over a period of more than 60 years in which several projects and various analytical and advisory assistance initiatives have been implemented. The main purposes of the present report are: a) to analyze the main characteristics of family agriculture as well as its development potential and constraints; b) to examine Uruguay's current agricultural policy and institutional framework; c) present a set of measures aimed at reducing vulnerabilities and increasing development opportunities for family producers; and d) contribute to Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fishery's (MGAP's) preparation of an agricultural and rural development plan 2010-15, by presenting a set of policy recommendations and measures to support an economic and environmentally sustainable family agriculture development within the Government's overall strategy to promote more equitable rural development. Uruguay's agricultural and food sector has successfully mastered past crises and retained its role as an important sector of the national economy, which saw its contribution to Gross Domestic product (GDP) increased from 6.0 percent during the economic crisis in 2000-2001 to 9.1 percent of national GDP, or 13.7 percent including agro-food processing, in 2008.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATTOIRSACCESS TO CREDITADVERSE CLIMATIC CONDITIONSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL AREASAGRICULTURAL CENSUSAGRICULTURAL CENSUSESAGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTEAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTESAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTOR POLICIESAGRICULTURAL SERVICESAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAGROCHEMICALSANIMALANIMAL DISEASESANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL PRODUCTSANIMALSARABLE LANDAVERAGE YIELDSBARLEYBARRIERS TO ENTRYBEEFBEEF CATTLEBEEF EXPORTSBEEF PRODUCTIONBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENTBIRDSBOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHYCATTLECATTLE FATTENINGCATTLE POPULATIONCHEESECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECROPCROP GROWTHCROP PRODUCTIONCROPPINGCROPSCULTIVATION TECHNIQUESDAIRYDAIRY DEVELOPMENTDAIRY FARMSDAIRY HERDDAIRY PLANTSDAIRY PRODUCERSDAIRY PRODUCTIONDAIRY PRODUCTSDAIRY SECTORDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDEREGULATIONDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDISTRIBUTION OF LANDDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICY REFORMECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFLUENTSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEXPLOITATIONEXPORT MARKETSEXTENSIONEXTENSION SERVICESEXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONFAMILY FARMSFAOFARMFARM ACTIVITIESFARM OUTPUTFARM PRODUCTIONFARM SECTORFARM SIZEFARM SYSTEMSFARMERFARMERSFARMSFEEDFEED SUPPLEMENTSFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHFISHERIESFODDERFODDER CROPSFODDER PRODUCTIONFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SAFETYFOOD SUPPLYFORAGEFORAGE CROPSFORAGE PRODUCTIONFOREST PRODUCTSFORESTRYFORESTSFRUITSGRAZING MANAGEMENTHERBACEOUS SPECIESHERBICIDESHOUSINGHUNTINGIFADIFDCIMPACT ASSESSMENTINNOVATIONINPUT PRICESINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATIONLABOR FORCELAND ASSETSLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND PRODUCTIVITYLAND USELEATHERLEGUMESLIVE ANIMALSLIVE WEIGHTLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENTLIVESTOCK FARMLIVESTOCK INFORMATIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCERSLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMSLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK SECTORLIVESTOCK SUB-SECTORMARKETINGMEATMEAT PRODUCTIONMILKMILK CONSUMPTIONMILK PRODUCTIONMOISTURE RETENTIONNASHNATIONAL HERDNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL PASTURENATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTOILSEEDSORGANIC MATTEROVERGRAZINGPARASITESPASTURE MANAGEMENTPASTURESPLANT SPECIESPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLLUTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION OF SOYBEANSPRODUCTIVE RESOURCESPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY STANDARDSREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONREGIONAL LEVELREPTILESRICERURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INCOMESECTORAL DEVELOPMENTSEEDSSHEEPSHEEP FLOCKSHEEP POPULATIONSILAGESLAUGHTERSMALL FARMERSMALL FARMERSSOIL COMPACTIONSOIL CONSERVATIONSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL MANAGEMENTSOIL QUALITYSOIL RESOURCESSOIL STRUCTURESOIL STUDIESSOILSSTOCKING RATESSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE FARMINGSUGARSUGAR BEETSURVIVAL STRATEGIESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMSSUSTAINABLE USETAX REFORMTIMBERTOTAL MILK PRODUCTIONTRADE LIBERALIZATIONUNDPUNITED NATIONSURBANIZATIONVEGETABLE OILVEGETABLESWATER RESOURCESWATER USEWATER USE EFFICIENCYWATERSHEDWETLANDSWHEATWHEAT MILLSWILDLIFEWINTER CROPSWOODWOOLWOOL PRODUCTIONWorld Bank10.1596/12442