scholarly journals Agricultural Support Policies and China’s Cyclical Evolutionary Path of Agricultural Economic Growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6134
Author(s):  
Xiangdong Guo ◽  
Pei Lung ◽  
Jianli Sui ◽  
Ruiping Zhang ◽  
Chao Wang

Due to the weak nature of agricultural production, governments usually adopt supportive policies to protect food security. To discern the growth of agriculture from 2001 to 2018 under China’s agricultural support policies, we use the nonlinear MS(M)-AR(p) model to distinguish China’s agricultural economic cycle into three growth regimes—rapid, medium, and low—and analyze the probability of shifts and maintenance among the different regimes. We further calculated the average duration of each regime. Moreover, we calculated the growth regime transfers for specific times. In this study, we find that China’s agricultural economy has maintained a relatively consistent growth trend with the support of China’s proactive agricultural policies. However, China’s agricultural economy tends to maintain a low-growth status in the long-term. Finally, we make policy recommendations for agricultural development based on our findings that continue existing agricultural policies and strengthen support for agriculture, forestry, and animal husbandry.

Author(s):  
S.D. Mncina ◽  
A.I. Agholor

The agricultural support initiatives in South Africa are numerous and are aimed at reducing poverty. One of these progressive support initiatives for agricultural development in South Africa is the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). The paper examined the various levels of investments in CASP, evaluated the prospects and challenges, and bench marked the national and provincial investment and implications for extension in South Africa. For the purpose of this study, qualitative methods involving the review of government commissioned reports, working papers, key debates on CASP, online sources, books, peer reviewed journals, etc. were used. The study found that prioritisation of resource allocation is essential in supporting long-term government investments for CASP. The gap in knowledge and information regarding the nature and status of CASP in agricultural development cannot be overemphasised. Reflecting on the findings, a coordinated policy environment to allow the support and participation of the private business investors to fill the investment gap in agriculture is recommended. Furthermore, investing in the prime movers of agriculture: agricultural research and development, human capital development, biophysical capital formation, and improved institutions remains distinctive.  


Author(s):  
А.Д. Ибыжанова ◽  
И.В. Богдашкина ◽  
А.Қ. Джакупова ◽  
А. Ibyzhanova ◽  
I. Bogdashkina ◽  
...  

COVID-19 пандемиясы ауылшаруашылық және орман шаруашылығы нарықтары үшін қысқа мерзімді соққы болды, бірақ ұзақ мерзімді әсерлері әлі анық емес. Ұзақ мерзімді тенденциялар туралы сенімді ақпараттың болмауына байланысты, қазіргі кезде белгісіздік жағдайында болашақ азық-түлік қауіпсіздігі мен саланың кірістеріне қатты әсер ететін аграрлық саясат шеңберінде шешімдер қабылдануда. Қазақстан үкіметі ауылшаруашылығында және агро азық-түлік нарығында бірқатар шаралар қабылдады. Алайда, ауылшаруашылық экономикасы үшін пандемияға байланысты тәуекелдер сақталуда және оларды азайту үшін қысқа мерзімді, орта мерзімді және ұзақ мерзімді шаралар қажет. Біз 1991 жылдан бергі кезеңде ауыл шаруашылығының жалпы өнімінің (көрсетілетін қызметтерінің) нақты көлем индексінің серпінін талдау аясында COVID-19 пандемиясының Қазақстанның ауыл шаруашылығы саласына әсерін болжауға әрекет жасадық. Қазақстан экономикасының маңызды секторларының бірі бола отырып, ауыл шаруашылығы қазақстандықтарды қажетті азық-түлікпен және өмір сүру қаражатымен қамтамасыз етеді. Сондықтан біздің зерттеуіміз COVID-19 қарсылығын жалғастырудың алғышарты болып табылады және директивалық органдарға тиімді ауылшаруашылық саясатын жасауға көмектеседі. Зерттеу максималды ықтималдылық әдісін қолданды. Біздің есептеулеріміз бойынша Қазақстанда алдағы 3 жылда ауыл шаруашылығы өнімдерін өндіру индексінің өсу үрдісі 105,7 -106,2% деңгейінде сақталуы тиіс. Экспорттың аздап қысқаруы және агроөнеркәсіптік сектор өнімдері импортының өсуі болжанып отыр. Кілт сөздер:пандемия, азық-түлік қауіпсіздігі, аграрлық экономика, болжау, ауылшаруашылық, тауар өндірушілер, мемлекеттік қолдау,ұзақ мерзімді тенденциялар,аграрлық сектор,ауылшаруашылық саясаты. The COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious short-term (immediate) shock to markets of agricultural and forestry industries, but the long-term implications are not yet clear. Due to the lack of reliable information on long-term trends, decisions in agricultural policy are now being formulated that will have a strong impact on the future food safety and profitability of the industry in the face of uncertainty. The government of Kazakhstan has taken a number of measures in the field of agriculture and the agri-food market. However, the risks to the agricultural economy in relation with the pandemic remain, and to reduce these risks, short-term, medium-term and long-term measures are necessary. We have made an attempt to predict the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan, in the light of the analysis of the dynamics of the index of the physical volume of gross agricultural output (services) for the period since 1991. Being one of the most important sectors of the economy of Kazakhstan,agriculture provides Kazakhstanis with the necessary products and means of subsistence. Therefore, our study is a prerequisite for continuing resistance to COVID-19 and can help policy makers develop effective agricultural policies. The study used the maximum likelihood method. According to our calculations, the growth trend of the agricultural production index in Kazakhstan should continue in the next 3 years at the level of 105.7 -106.2%. A slight decline in exports and an increase in imports of agricultural products are projected.


2017 ◽  
pp. 62-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kartaev

The paper presents an overview of studies of the effects of inflation targeting on long-term economic growth. We analyze the potential channels of influence, as well as modern empirical studies that test performance of these channels. We compare the effects of different variants of inflation targeting (strict and mixed). Based on the analysis recommendations on the choice of optimal (in terms of stimulating long-term growth) regime of monetary policy in developed and developing economies are formulated.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasily Yakimovich Uzun ◽  
Valery A. Saraykin ◽  
Natalia Karlova ◽  
Ekaterina Gataulinn

Author(s):  
Elena Kostyukova ◽  
Alexander Frolov

Agriculture is the most important area of economic activity for the production of products and services in order to provide the population with quality food, industry with raw materials and promote sustainable development of rural areas. In recent years, there has been a downward trend in the rate of agricultural development, which is lagging behind the growth rate of the Russian economy as a whole. Structural changes in the agro-industrial complex have not produced significant positive results, which is caused by a number of reasons. One of the directions of agricultural policy in Russia is the accelerated development of animal husbandry and increasing the competitiveness of domestic livestock products in the domestic market. The state program for the development of agriculture and regulation of markets for agricultural products, raw materials and food provides for a set of measures for the priority development of animal husbandry. Implementation of these measures requires improved management in order to increase the efficiency of livestock production. The article considers aspects of the formation of accounting and analytical support for management of the livestock industry, economic and statistical analysis of trends and structural changes in the livestock industry. The best practices of Russian scientists in the field of accounting and agricultural Economics are summarized


2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kemal Sarica ◽  
Fatma Narter ◽  
Kubilay Sabuncu ◽  
Ahmet Akca ◽  
Utku Can ◽  
...  

Objective: To investigate the possible effects of dietary, patient and stone related factors on the clinical course of the stone disease as well as the body and renal growth status of the infants. Patients and Methods: A total of 50 children with an history of stone disease during infancy period were studied. Patient (anatomical abnormalities, urinary tract infection - UTI, associated morbidities), stone (obstruction, UTI and required interventions) and lastly dietary (duration of sole breast feeding, formula feeding) related factors which may affect the clinical course of the disease were all evaluated for their effects on the body and renal growth during long-term follow-up. Results: Mean age of the children was 2.40 ± 2.65 years. Our findings demonstrated that infants receiving longer period of breast feeding without formula addition seemed to have a higher rate of normal growth percentile values when compared with the other children. Again, higher frequency of UTI and stone attacks affected the growth status of the infants in a remarkable manner than the other cases. Our findings also demonstrated that thorough a close follow-up and appropriately taken measures; the possible growth retardation as well as renal growth problems could be avoided in children beginning to suffer from stone disease during infancy period. Conclusions: Duration of breast feeding, frequency of UTI, number of stone attacks and stone removal procedures are crucial factors for the clinical course of stone disease in infants that may affect the body as well as kidney growth during long-term follow-up.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 460-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiwen Chen

Purpose Bottlenecked by rural underdevelopment, China’s overall development is bound to be inadequate and unbalanced. Through a brief retrospect of the reform directed against the “equalitarianism (egalitarianism)” in China’s rural areas, as well as the Chinese Government’s conceptual transformation and systemic construction and improvement thereof, the purpose of this paper is to clarify the panoramic significance of rural reform; the necessity, priority, and long-term nature of the current rural development; and the important role of public policy in doing so. It also looks ahead to consider the prospects for future rural reform. Design/methodology/approach This paper first reviews the rural reforms that were carried out in 1978. Second, it introduces the government’s conceptual change regarding rural reform and the establishment and improvement of the system that underlies it. Finally, the future of rural reform is envisaged. Findings The initial rural reforms brought extensive and profound changes to China’s rural areas. The experience of rural reform has been referred to and escalated by other fields of study. Hence, rural reforms have become something of global significance. Moreover, since the government can undertake reforms well beyond the reach of farmers, its views must be modified in a timely manner, and only then may it reasonably construct and improve the system pertaining to the “three rural issues (agriculture, rural areas, and farmers).” Originality/value This paper reviews the rural reforms carried out in 1978. It introduces the government’s change of concept with respect to rural reforms and the establishment and improvement of the system based on the “three rural issues,” thus looking forward to the future of rural reforms. The findings of this paper are of significance to the formulation of future agricultural policies.


1975 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Adams

SUMMARYThis paper, concerned with agricultural development planning problems in the Sahelian and Sudanian (semi-desert and savanna) zones in Africa between 10 and 16° North, describes a plan for Darfur, Western Sudan. This aims to modernize a stagnant and primitive technology and out-dated land rights which, in the face of rapid population increase and climatic change, are reducing the long-term carrying capacity of the land. The development plan (H.T.S., 1974) has been based on a 2-year (1972–73) survey by a team of physical and social scientists, financed by the Overseas Development Administration of the United Kingdom and the Ministry of Agriculture in the Sudan.


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Usman Usman

Agricultural  development  program  in  Indonesia  is  the  part  of  economic development.  Papua  Province  in  the  economic  sector,  the  agriculture  sector  is  the very important role in supporting economic growth in the region.This study aims to analyze  the  basic  sector  and  basic  sub-sector  of  agriculture,  analyze  the  position sector  and  the  agriculture  sector  in  the  future,  and  the  determinants  of  changes  in positions on regional economic growth based on the calculation of the GDP Keerom district  and  Papua  province  in  2008-2011.The  study  used  secondary  data  over  a period of four years. The analysis  method used is Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location  Quotient  (DLQ),  and  Total  Shift  Share  (TSS).  The  analysis  LQ  show  that agriculture  sector  is  the  basic  sector  in  the  economy  Keerom.While  the  agriculture sector  as  the  sub-sector  basis  (leading  sector) is plantation,  animal  husbandry,  and forestry.The combined method of LQ and DLQ, show that agriculture sector is still the sector basis in the future.The results of the analysis TSS is known that the deciding factor  position  change  on  plantations  and  fishing  sub-sector  is  the  location  factor, while the determining factor position change on the livestock sector is the factor of of economic structure.


Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Teng ◽  
Boyuan Pang ◽  
Xiangyu Guo

PurposeThe authors are committed to providing the Chinese government with a foundation for making decisions that will protect black land and ensure long-term agricultural development.Design/methodology/approachUsing the grounded theory approach, this study investigates the influencing factors affecting the quality of black land in Northeast China and proposes a hypothetical model for the mechanism of the influencing factors on the quality of black land in Northeast China.FindingsThe factors influencing the quality of black land include not only soil quality, ecological quality and environmental quality, but also economic quality and management quality, and can be classified into five categories. There are complex influence relationships between various factors and black land quality, with soil quality, ecological quality, environmental quality and management quality having a positive influence on economic quality. Soil quality, ecological quality and environmental quality are all improved as a result of good management. Black land quality is influenced positively by environmental quality, economic quality and management quality.Research limitations/implicationsThe quality of black land is a major concern in terms of food production and long-term agricultural development. The black land in Northeast China was chosen as the subject of this study, and the research findings have some limitations. The next step will be to expand from studying the black land in Northeast China to the black land worldwide.Originality/valueIn Northeast China, the quality of the five dimensions of black land must be improved in a coordinated and consistent manner.


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