scholarly journals The 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Stifel ◽  
Harold Alderman
Keyword(s):  
Subsidy Program

scholarly journals Assessing the Market for Poultry Litter in Georgia: Are Subsidies Needed to Protect Water Quality?

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Mullen ◽  
Ulugbek Bekchanov ◽  
Berna Karali ◽  
David Kissel ◽  
Mark Risse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Poultry Litter ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Water Protection ◽  
Nutrient Loads ◽  
Transportation Model ◽  
Synthetic Fertilizer ◽  
Protection Goals ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
The Relationship

Concerns about nutrient loads into our waters have focused attention on poultry litter applications. Like many states with a large poultry industry, Georgia recently designed a subsidy program to facilitate the transportation of poultry litter out of vulnerable watersheds. This paper uses a transportation model to examine the necessity of a poultry litter subsidy to achieve water protection goals in Georgia. We also demonstrate the relationship between diesel and synthetic fertilizer prices and the value of poultry litter. Results suggest that a well-functioning market would be able to remove excess litter from vulnerable watersheds in the absence of a subsidy.

scholarly journals Can Agricultural Extension and Input Support Be Discontinued? Evidence from a Randomized Phaseout in Uganda

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-45
Author(s):  
Ram Fishman ◽  
Stephen C. Smith ◽  
Vida Bobić ◽  
Munshi Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
External Funding ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Supply Networks ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
Phase Out

Abstract Many development programs that attempt to disseminate improved technologies are limited in duration, either because of external funding constraints or an assumption of impact sustainability, but there is limited evidence on whether and when terminating such programs is efficient. We provide novel experimental evidence on the impacts of a randomized phase-out of an agricultural extension and subsidy program that promotes improved inputs and cultivation practices among smallholder women farmers in Uganda. We find that phaseout does not diminish the use of either practices or inputs, as farmers shift purchases from NGO-sponsored village-based supply networks to market sources. These results indicate short-term interventions can suffice to trigger persistent effects, consistent with models of technology adoption that emphasize learning from experience.

scholarly journals Food Price Subsidy and its Effects on Poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol III (III) ◽  
pp. 54-73
Author(s):  
Sajjad ◽  
Zahoor Ul Haq ◽  
Zia Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Food Price ◽  
Demand System ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Price Subsidy ◽  
Effect Of Food ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
Food Consumed

We estimate the effect of food price subsidy on poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in this paper. The study uses Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System for the estimation of compensated and uncompensated price and expenditure elasticities of food using Household Integrated Economic Survey. The estimated own and cross price Hicksian elasticities are used for estimating the changes in the quantity of food consumed, expenditure on food and its effect on poverty. The study uses two recent available poverty lines for estimation, showing that the scheme of food price subsidy increase real income of the households which has a decreased poverty state. The analysis shows that the subsidy program marginally decreases poverty in the province. The study recommends targeted food price subsidy for poverty alleviation and eradicating chronic hunger.

The Price Control and Subsidy Program in Canada

1944 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
C. W. Hasek ◽  
Jules Backman
Keyword(s):  
Price Control ◽  
Subsidy Program

scholarly journals Cash transfers and multiplier effect: lessons from the grain subsidy program in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fujin Yi ◽  
Wuyi Lu ◽  
Yingheng Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Distribution Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specific Subset ◽  
Multiplier Effect ◽  
Income Multiplier ◽  
Subsidy Program ◽  
Multiplier Effects ◽  
Grain Subsidy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the multiplier effects of the grain subsidy program in China, which is a large food self-sufficiency project that is implemented as a cash transfer program. Income multiplier effects have not been empirically examined in the evaluation of the grain subsidy program although increasing the income of farmers is the original goal of this project. Design/methodology/approach – A large number of household-level observations are employed to measure the program’s income multiplier. An unrestricted model was first employed to measure the multipliers in a period of two years, and the difference was evaluated. Then, the income promotion effects of grain subsidy on various income sources for each specific subset of the population, such as liquidity conditions and household characteristics, were estimated. Findings – The results show that the grain subsidy program has a high income multiplier, and the income promotion effect of the transferred subsidies is from agricultural production derived by intensifying input for each unit of land. The multiplier effect of the grain subsidy program as a cash transfer program can be interpreted as the shadow value of relaxing liquidity constraints and could be particularly utilized by households with more farming land and farmers in less developed regions in China. Hence, to maximize the income multiplier effect, the grain subsidy distribution method should consider these criteria instead of retaining the prevalent standard that is based on contracted land areas. Originality/value – This study addresses the gap that the effect of China’s grain subsidy program on income increment has not been empirically examined in nation wide.

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