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dc.titleAnalysis of Agricultural and Fishery Policies and Agriculture-related Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Suriname
dc.contributor.authorVandorpe, Margot
dc.contributor.authorDe Salvo, Carmine Paolo
dc.contributor.authorShik, Olga
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division
dc.coverageSuriname
dc.date.available2020-12-30T17:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-12-30T17:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe agriculture and fisheries sectors account for 9 percent of Surinames GDP. Transition to a modern and innovative agri-food system is among the goals of Surinames government. Surinames agricultural policies include a combination of trade regulations, budget support, and direct participation in agricultural production by the state-owned companies. In 2016-2018, high inflation and currency depreciation impacted agricultural producers and consumers, while the budget funds for support to agriculture were substantially cut. In 2018, the annual value of support to individual producers in Suriname was SRD $267 million, or 16% of total farm receipts. This figure reflects strong market price support to livestock producers at the expense of consumers, while rice producers receive disincentives due to agricultural policies. Between 2015 and 2018, support to general services for agriculture, the most efficient way to promote innovative development, decreased from 44% to only 6% of the total support to the agricultural sector. The fisheries sector was mainly supported through the fuel tax concessions. The amount of the general services support to fisheries was less than the cost of the fishing licenses. While agriculture contributes 19% to the Surinames greenhouse gas emissions, the study found that agricultural policies do not favour climate-affecting activities in agriculture.
dc.format.extent122
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003097
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Analysis-of-Agricultural-and-Fishery-Policies-and-Agriculture-related-Greenhouse-Gases-Emissions-in-Suriname.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectAgricultural Policies
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivity
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectAgriculture Support
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Emission
dc.subjectAgricultural Credit
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectFishery Policy
dc.subjectAgricultural Trade
dc.subjectAgricultural Export
dc.subject.jelcodeQ01 - Sustainable Development
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeQ58 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ17 - Agriculture in International Trade
dc.subject.keywordsclimate change;Agriculture;Agricultural Trade;Agricultural Policy
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00898
idb.operationRG-K1357
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