Impact of Public Spending on National Food Security Mission and Farmers Livelihoods in Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-140
Author(s):  
K. Jothi Sivagnanam ◽  
K. Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Food Security

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) scheme is one of the flagship schemes for the development farmer’s livelihood. The objective is to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains production to improve livelihood, particularly in rice, wheat and pulses. It is providing the modern machinery, farm management and pest management. The article intends to analyse the trends in area, production and productivity of rice in the NFSM and non-NFSM districts in Tamil Nadu. This article is divided into four sections. The first is introductory in nature; the second deals with review of literature. The third section describes the rice production in Tamil Nadu, and the fourth section describes the government spending to the NFSM scheme in Tamil Nadu. Finally, it provides concluding remarks and policy suggestions from the study.

Fiscal Policy and Government Spending

2010 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. F61-F66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Barrell ◽  
Simon Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
The Third ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Full Capacity ◽  
Government Deficit ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost

In June the Coalition Government produced a budget that aimed to reduce the government deficit quickly. The plan was based mainly on cuts in current expenditure and reductions in transfers to individuals. There are four possible reasons for reducing the deficit, and all have been used to justify the policy. The first reason might be that the cost of borrowing is currently too high, and the second could be that if deficits persist the markets could lose confidence and the cost of borrowing would rise. The third reason might be that we have to reduce the debt stock in order that we prepare for the next crisis, whilst the fourth, and perhaps most persuasive in the long run, is that it is unfair to borrow so much and therefore reduce the consumption of future generations. If either of the first two had merit there would be a case for swift consolidation, whilst if the third or fourth predominate, we should not be in any rush to act until output is nearer full capacity.

scholarly journals Food Security: Self–Sufficiency of Rice in Malaysia

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatimah Mohamed Arshad ◽  
Emmy Farha Alias ◽  
Kusairi Mohd Noh ◽  
Muhammad Tasrif
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Dynamics Model ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Optimum Productivity ◽  
The Government

Malaysia’s stance on food security is largely translated in terms of achieving self-sufficiency in rice production at about 65-70% of the local consumption. Since Malaysia does not have the comparative advantage in rice production, it implements a wide range of market interventions to achieve the intended level of rice production. The policy instruments include among others: guaranteed minimum price for paddy, price control, price and input subsidies and import monopoly. These interventionist instruments may not be sustainable in the long-term as they incur a high budgetary burden to the government, misallocation of resources and liberalization demand from WTO. The industry faces challenges in terms of land competition for urbanization and industrial uses and declining soil fertility due to heavy use of chemical fertilizer. This paper examines the influence of the fertilizer and the cash subsidies, as well as land conversion and fertility on the level of self-sufficiency in rice. A system dynamics model is applied to analyse the causal and feedback relationships of these variables in the paddy production system framework. The study shows that Malaysia may not be able to sustain the targeted self-sufficiency level without adequate R&D to address the production constraints particularly below-optimum productivity and the threats of climate change. The consumption of rice on the other hand continues to rise due to the increase in population.   Keywords: Paddy and rice, Malaysia, system dynamics, policy analysis.

scholarly journals Agricultural Development Policy Strategies for Indonesia : Enhancing the Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Reduction and Food Security

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
I Wayan Rusastra ◽  
NFN Sumaryanto ◽  
Pantjar Simatupang
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Development Spectrum ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Price Support ◽  
Strong Law ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Food Security

<strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Tujuan penulisan paper ini adalah mendeskripsikan status ketahanan pangan nasional, kebijakan stra-tegis terkait dalam pengentasan kemiskinan, dan kebijakan pembangunan pertanian dalam rangka peningkatan kesejahteraan petani. Dalam satu dasa warsa terakhir ini, terdapat indikasi instabilitas ketahanan pangan yang ditunjukkan oleh adanya peningkatan ketergantungan impor pangan. Peningkatan kinerja pembangunan pertanian dan pedesaan diyakini akan memberikan kontribusi positif terhadap perbaikan aksesibilitas dan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga. Sedikitnya terdapat empat program pemerintah terkait dengan pengentasan kemiskinan, yaitu pengadaan beras bersubsidi, program padat karya, program pemberdayaan usaha mikro/ kecil/menengah, dan dana kompensasi kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak untuk golongan miskin. Dalam rangka penguatan ketahanan pangan dan pengentasan kemiskinan, kebijakan pembangunan pertanian berikut ini perlu dipertimbangkan, yaitu : (1) Perluasan spektrum pengembangan irigasi dengan sasaran peningkatan produktivitas lahan beririgasi; (2) Pembaharuan arah kebijakan sebelumnya dalam rangka mengatasi kendala penawaran/produksi pertanian; (3) Reformulasi kebijakan proteksi harga melalui pembatasan impor, penegakan hukum, dan mengkaitkan program beras untuk  masyarakat miskin dengan program pengadaan gabah oleh pemerintah; (4) Mendorong diversifikasi pertanian dengan menjamin ketersediaan, akssessibilitas, dan perbaikan faktor pendukung pengembangan komoditas non-beras; dan (5) Ratifikasi perlakuan khusus (special product) bagi komoditas pertanian strategis, dan kembali kepada regulasi awal AoA-WTO berdasarkan pada komitmen dan Skedul XXI.<br /><br /><br /><strong>English</strong><br />The objectives of the paper are to describe the state of national food security, related strategies for poverty eradication, and the respective policies on agricultural development for the benefit of the people. Over the last decade, the achievement of national food security depended on imports, indicating the instability of food security. The improvement of agricultural and rural development will contribute greatly to better food accessibility and a higher food security status of the population. There are at least four main government programs aimed at helping the poor, i.e. the provision of subsidized rice, public work programs, the empowerment program for micro-small-and medium enterprises, and low-income assistance funds to alleviate the burden of the poor. To strengthen food security and to eradicate the poverty, the following agricultural development policies should be taken into account, i.e.:  (1) The widening of the irrigation development spectrum with the main objective of improving irrigation productivity;  (2) To complete reversing the previous policy direction in order to eliminate agricultural supply constraint;  (3) The reformulation of price support policy implementing rice import through prohibition, strong law enforcement, and to integrate the rice program for the poor with the government procurement floor price policy;  (4) To enhance agricultural diversification through the availability, accessibility, and improvement of the supporting factors for non-rice commodities; (5) The ratification of special products for agricultural strategic commodities, in addition to return with the initial AoA-WTO regulation based on the commitment and Schedule of XXI

scholarly journals Methodology for assessment of food security of countries

VUZF Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Robert Jurczak
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
National Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The World ◽  
National Food Security ◽  
Global Food

A comprehensive assessment of national food security should include an analysis of the physical and economic accessibility of food, the level and quality of nutrition of the population, the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture, factors and trends of self-sufficiency in the main types of agricultural products, raw materials and food and the effectiveness of foreign trade in food. To assess the food security situation at the state level, it is necessary to conduct monitoring, which consists in determining the deviations of the main indicators from the criteria and thresholds established at the national level. The monitoring should determine the format of the national report on the country's food security. The number of indicators that make up its basis, should be optimal and sufficient to reflect the level of food security of the country and compare them with the situation in other countries. At the same time, it is necessary to analyze trends in ensuring food security at the global level in terms of the progress of countries and regions of the world in achieving the goals of sustainable development in agriculture, the elimination of hunger and poverty for the period up to 2030.  Conducting a study of the components of the global food security index, formed at the world level to measure the policy and efficiency of government agencies in the field of food security, is relevant and in demand for positioning the country within the framework of international comparison of countries.

scholarly journals Keragaan Galur Padi Lahan Sawah Pasang Surut Type C Melalui Teknologi Ratun Kabupaten Rokan Hilir

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-229
Author(s):  
Emi Sari Ritonga ◽  
Ida Nur Istina ◽  
Maizar Maizar
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Genetic Improvement ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Type C ◽  
The Government ◽  
Production Target

Ritonga ES, Istina IN, Maizar M. 2019. The performance of the c type of swamp rice line through ratoon technology at Rokan Hilir Regency. Jurnal Lahan Suboptimal: Journal of Suboptimal Lands. 8(2):220-229.  To support food security, the government set a national rice production target of 10 million tons in 2014. Its a trigger in agricultural innovation. The utilization of sub-optimal lands such as tidal lowland for the purpose of increasing food production and self-sufficiency and making swamps as a national food barn continue to be pursued, both through innovation and excavation and the development of local wisdom. Various technological innovations have been produced by the IAARD on tidal lowland, including increasing crop intensity (IP), genetic improvement in rice, and ratoon planting systems. The aim of this research was to get the type C tidal rice lines through ratoon technology. The research has been conducted at Pematang Sikek Village, Rimbo Melintang sub District, Rokan Hilir Regency with  C type of tidal lowland using a Randomized Group Design with 4 replications. The rice strains tested included 11 tidal rice were with 11 types of tidal rice lines (G1, G3, G4, G6, G7, G8, G17, G20, G23, G45 , G53). The results showed that the best vegetative growth were G3 (118.33 cm), G7 (15.00 stems) Number of productive tillers was G4 (15.33 stems) while for generative growth G4 (2.50 t / ha), G53 ratoon (35.33 cm) 238.00 gram), weight of a thousand grains of G53 ratoon was (26.77 gram). G4 gives the highest production and adapted to Rokan Hilir tidal lowland.

scholarly journals Transmigration as a Strategy for Strengthening National Food Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Mas Wedar Haryagung Adji ◽  
Santi Yulianti ◽  
Syifaa Tresnaningrum ◽  
Erna Gustina Norrista
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Alternative Solutions ◽  
National Food Security

Indonesia is one of the largest agricultural countries in Southeast Asia, but it is also struggling with food security issues. The government's challenge is to ensure that domestic food needs are fulfilled. The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated this challenge, where countries faced the threat of food shortages due to limited movement of goods. Thus, Indonesia should focus on increasing the production and productivity of strategic food commodities. One of the alternative solutions is through the transmigration program. This research focused on how the transmigration program can contribute to food security. The study was carried out through a descriptive qualitative method. The result shows that transmigration contributes to food security because of its similarity to the food production process. However, this program faces five main challenges to support food security. Therefore, this study shows several pre-conditions that the government needs to fulfill to overcome these challenges.

scholarly journals RECENT TRENDS IN THE DEBATE ON INDIA’S NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT (NFSA) – 2013: TRAGEDY OR TRIUMPH?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Shakeel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Cost ◽  
National Food Security

Present article follow up the recent debates that is being discussed in the country with respect to the National Food Security Act – 2013. Present article is based on the secondary sources of information collected through various books, magazines, journals, newspapers, government and non-governmental reports. The purpose of the article is to trace the discussion among various economist, planners, researchers and policy makers in order to analyse whether National food Security Act is a triumph for those who are in desperate need of it (poor and destitute), or a tragedy for those officials speaking against the Act. The main emphasis of the article is to discuss the cost of implementation of NFSA because it was believed that after its implementation it will put heavy burden on the government exchequer due to subsidies provided under it.  Article also examines the challenges related to Food Corporation of India with respect to procurement, storage and distribution of foodgrains. Moreover, article also discusses the NFSA with respect to the Integrated Child Development Scheme, its affect on small and marginal farmers of the country, challenges related to public distribution system.

Ukraine is on track for another large grain harvest

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sunflower Oil ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agricultural Exports ◽  
Grain Crops ◽  
Ferrous Metals ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Food Security

Significance Harvest performance so far supports optimistic predictions that it can repeat the record harvest and export volumes achieved last year. Grain crops account for about 40% of agricultural exports, which with ferrous metals are the key sources of foreign revenues. Impacts Oilseeds will remain another lucrative export item: Ukraine is the world's largest exporter of sunflower oil. Bread prices will rise in response to shrinking domestic supply amid growing exports of flour. The government is likely to seek a new accord with exporters to define how much can be exported while ensuring national food security.

scholarly journals Solving the Omitted Variables Problem of Regression Analysis Using the Relative Vertical Position of Observations

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Leightner ◽  
Tomoo Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Vertical Position ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Omitted Variables ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Government

The omitted variables problem is one of regression analysis’ most serious problems. The standard approach to the omitted variables problem is to find instruments, or proxies, for the omitted variables, but this approach makes strong assumptions that are rarely met in practice. This paper introduces best projection reiterative truncated projected least squares (BP-RTPLS), the third generation of a technique that solves the omitted variables problem without using proxies or instruments. This paper presents a theoretical argument that BP-RTPLS produces unbiased reduced form estimates when there are omitted variables. This paper also provides simulation evidence that shows OLS produces between 250% and 2450% more errors than BP-RTPLS when there are omitted variables and when measurement and round-off error is 1 percent or less. In an example, the government spending multiplier, , is estimated using annual data for the USA between 1929 and 2010.

scholarly journals PENGARUH BUDAYA, SOSIAL, PRIBADI DAN MOTIVASI TERHADAP PERSEPSI KONSUMSI PANGAN POKOK NON BERAS MASYARAKAT DI KOTA DEPOK

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
Ahmad Jazilil Mustopa ◽  
Elpawati E ◽  
Edmon Daris
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Staple Foods ◽  
Consumer Demands ◽  
The Government

The successes of development within an agricultural sector in a country should be reflected by the ability of food self-sufficiency, at least in the food security. Currently, the food security is not considerably sufficient to represent the identity of an agricultural country. Yet, the government also have difficulties to reach the target of food self-sufficiencies until they finally make some policies to achieve the aim. One of the policies is a food diversification program reflected in the Presidential Regulation of Indonesia No. 22 in 2009 that regulatesfood consumption diversification acceleration policy based on local resources. It is prepared to reduce the problems that appear recently because most of Indonesian use rice as their staple foods. Meanwhile, the rice production is unbalanced if compared with the level of consumer demands. In fact, if it is considered in terms of fulfillment, in addition to rice, there are still a lot of staple foods that can be developed. The aims of this research are: 1) Identifying the characteristics of respondents in Depok city. 2) Analyzing the influences of the cultural, social, personal, and motivation variables to the perception of non-rice food consumption societies in Depok city. 3). Analyzing the influences of the cultural, social, personal, and motivation variables simultaneously to the perception of non-rice food consumption societies in Depok city.

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