Agricultural Development Policy

Roger D. Norton is the author of Agricultural Development Policy: Concepts and Experiences, published by Wiley.

• Foreword ixAcknowledgements xiIntroduction 11 Agriculture and Economic Development: Basic Considerations 31.1 Beginnings 31.2 The Agricultural Sector and Economic Growth 41.3 Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction 9Discussion Points for Chapter 1 122 Strategies and the Agricultural Policy Framework 152.1 Strategies and Policies 152.2 The Nature of Agricultural Policy Instruments 192.3 Objectives of Agricultural Policy 222.4 The Role of Government 252.5 Implementation of Strategies and Policies 30Discussion Points for Chapter 2 323 Broad Issues of Agricultural Policy 353.1 Agricultural Policy and the Macroeconomic Framework 353.2 Fiscal Expenditures and Subsidies 373.3 Improving the Incomes of the Rural Poor 443.4 Gender and Agricultural Development 463.5 Selected Issues in Privatization 483.6 Principal Aspects of the Legal Framework 51Discussion Points for Chapter 3 534 Policies that Influence Producer Incentives 554.1 The Setting 554.2 Agricultural Prices and Their Determinants 564.3 Trade Policy 584.4 Exchange Rate Policy 744.5 Fiscal Policy and Agricultural Prices 804.6 Macroeconomic Policy Options for Agriculture 824.7 Sectoral Policies that Influence Agricultural Prices 864.8 Food Security, Agricultural Prices and the Rural Poor 984.9 Observations on Price Stabilization and Agricultural Development 103Discussion Points for Chapter 4 1045 Land Tenure Policies 1095.1 Introduction 1095.2 The Importance of Land Tenure 1105.3 Objectives of Land Tenure Policies 1115.4 Overview of Issues and Trends concerning Land Tenure 1165.5 The Nature of Land Rights 1215.6 Communal, Collective and Individual Rights to Land 1305.7 Experiences with Land Reform 1425.8 Policies for Land Markets 1495.9 Improving Access to Land for the Poor and for Women 176Discussion Points for Chapter 5 1916 Water Management Policies in Agriculture 1976.1 Introduction 1976.2 Policy Objectives for the Irrigation Sector 2036.3 Strategic Planning for Irrigation as Part of Water Resource Management 2076.4 Strategic Issues in Irrigation Development 2116.5 Principal Policy Issues in the Irrigation Sector 2236.6 Institutional and Process Issues in Water Management 2486.7 Irrigation as a Tool of Rural Development 269Discussion Points for Chapter 6 2717 Policies for Agricultural and Rural Finance 2777.1 The Role of Finance in Agricultural Development 2777.2 Policy Objectives for Rural Finance 2877.3 Keys to the Sustainability and Efficiency of Financial Intermediation 2957.4 The Regulatory Framework for Rural Finance 3007.5 Structural Considerations for Rural Financial Institutions 3177.6 Approaches to Managing Rural Financial Institutions 3307.7 Macroeconomic Policy to Support Rural Financial Intermediation 3407.8 Elements of a Strategy for Developing Rural Finance 346Discussion Points for Chapter 7 3518 Policies for Agricultural Technology 3578.1 Introduction: The Role and Context of Agricultural Technology 3578.2 Issues in Agricultural Research 3638.3 Issues in Agricultural Extension 3758.4 New Directions in Agricultural Research 3908.5 New Approaches to Agricultural Extension 404Discussion Points for Chapter 8 4209 Agricultural Development Strategies: Process and Structure 4259.1 The Roles of an Agricultural Strategy 4259.2 Participatory Processes for Developing Strategies 4289.3 Structure and Consistency in a Strategy 4429.4 Substantive Orientations of an Agricultural Strategy 4509.5 Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation 4609.6 Implementation of a Strategy 4749.7 Concluding Observations 475Discussion Points for Chapter 9 476Annex: National Economic Policies and Irrigation in Yemen 4831 Water in Yemen’s Development Process 4832 Demand Management vs. Water Supply Options 4843 The Origins of the Water Crisis 4854 Principal Policy Instruments Available for Water Demand Management 4865 Bearing the Costs of Change 4876 Schematic Presentation of Policy Options 4887 Fiscal and Strategic Issues 4888 Summary 490Index 493