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040			_aCR-SiIICA _beng
041			_aeng
100			_aShik, Olga
245			_aAnalysis of agricultural policies in Trinidad and Tobago
260			_bInter-American Development Bank _c2018
270			_aSan José, C.R.
300			_a104 pages
520			_aAlthough the agricultural sector contributes only 0.5% to Trinidad and Tobago’s GDP, it accounts for over 4% of employment and is important for the diversification of the economy. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago supports agriculture through a combination of incentives to agricultural producers, support for research and infrastructure, and border protection measures. Support to producers averaged 22.4% of gross farm receipts in 2013-2015, and a significant share of that support (44%) was provided in the form of transfers to general services. At the same time, total transfers arising from agricultural policy amounted to only 0.34% of the national GDP. Reorienting agricultural policy towards goals and actions that are less production-distorting, and that address agricultural productivity and profitability, will help create a possibly small, but efficient agricultural sector, as well as exploit certain specific competitive advantages.
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT _9165808
650			_aFARM PRODUCE _9147648
650			_aAGRICULTURE AND STATE _9134912
650			_aAGRICULTURE PRICIES
650			_aFARM
650			_aMARKETS _9154067
650			_aAGRICULTURE _9134871
650			_aFOOD POLICIES _9319536
650			_aAGRICULTURAL POLICIES _9134857
651			_aTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO _930544
700			_aAntoinete, Rachel
700			_4De Salvo, Carmine _91
700			_aEgas, Juan Jose
787			_9352071 _aGCF CARICOM AgReady Reference
856			_qDOI _u http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001101 _yeng
942			_2z _cRED