Colombia : Agricultural and Rural Competitiveness

Colombia : Agricultural and Rural Competitiveness

The purpose of this study is to assess agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive rural poverty. Improving the secto...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Agricultural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGRARIAN REFORM AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE ANNUAL CROPS AQUACULTURE BANANAS BEEF BIOTECHNOLOGY CACAO CASSAVA CEREAL CROPS CEREALS CHOCOLATE CIAT COFFEE COFFEE PRICES COFFEE PRODUCTION COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CORN COTTON CROP CROPLAND CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CROPS CULTIVATION DAIRY PRODUCTS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SIZE EGGS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT CROPS EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FARM FARMERS FARMS FEED FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL POLICIES FLOWERS FOOD SAFETY FORESTRY FRUITS GDP GRAINS GRAZING HEALTH PROBLEMS IFAD ILLEGAL CROPS IMPORTS INCOME INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ISNAR JUTE LABOR FORCE LABOR- INTENSIVE CROPS LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MARKET PRICES MARKETING MICROFINANCE OIL OIL PALM OILSEEDS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PALM OIL PERENNIAL CROPS PESTICIDES PESTS PLANT DISEASE PLANTAIN PLANTAINS PORK POTATO POTATOES POULTRY POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCER GROUPS PRODUCERS PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY QUOTAS RICE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SALINIZATION SOILS SOYBEANS SUGAR SUGAR CANE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOBACCO TRADE BALANCE TUBERS USAID VEGETABLE CROPS VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES VIOLENCE WTO YAMS YIELDS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC OPTIONS AGRICULTURAL POLICIES PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PRODUCT MARKETING OIL SEED CROPS ROOT CROPS TOBACCO PRODUCTS COTTON PRODUCTION ANIMAL PRODUCTION FORESTRY PRODUCTS LAND TENURE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGIES MARKET ACCESS AGRICULTURAL INPUTS RURAL FINANCE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/4271349/colombia-agricultural-rural-competitiveness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15711

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Summary:	The purpose of this study is to assess agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive rural poverty. Improving the sector's competitiveness is the only sure and lasting way to improve its growth performance and reduce poverty. Thus, the main objectives of this study are to assess: (a) the sector's current and potential competitiveness, (b) the factors that determine or inhibit its competitiveness, (c) the extent to which the campesino economy is competitive and could become more so, and (d) the role of policies in determining the sector's competitiveness. The study outlines strategic options that would strengthen the sector's competitiveness, with emphasis on development of transition measures to ease the path to adoption of new orientations. The work has been organized around three main themes: (a) the competitiveness of products and product chains, (b) underlying factors that influence competitiveness, and (c) policy orientations that influence competitiveness.

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