The evolution of farm policies: a long-term global perspective

Authors

  • Niek Koning

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2015v3n2p005-032

Keywords:

Farm policies, food security, pro-poor growth.

Abstract

This paper presents a nutshell interpretation of the evolution of farm policies through different periods and in different parts of the world. Starting in the pre-industrial era, when population growth still caused agricultural prices to rise, to the latter part of the nineteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution brought about a regime change in international agricultural markets as chronic scarcity gave way to recurrent oversupply. Under this new condition, farm progress became increasingly dependent on government support, especially of family farms. The policy responses to this change in different regions and the consequences this had for development have been surveyed. The paper ends with a discussion about the possibility that increased competition among food, feed and fuel might cause a return to scarcity in international agricultural markets in the future and the necessity for policies that make possible global food security and sustainable pro-poor growth.

JEL Code | N50; Q18; Q58.

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Published

2016-04-08

How to Cite

Koning, N. (2016). The evolution of farm policies: a long-term global perspective. Revista Brasileira De Desenvolvimento Regional, 3(2), 005–032. https://doi.org/10.7867/2317-5443.2015v3n2p005-032

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