Global trends in agricultural incentives affecting producers, consumers
- From
-
Published on
30.08.18
- Impact Area

The recent surge in protectionist trade measures around the world has revived debates about who benefits in the end from tariffs on, say, steel or soybeans. Tariffs are just one of a much broader range of policies that affect incentives for domestic producers and consumers. For example, in agriculture, tariffs on soybean imports may coexist with input subsidies or direct income support to grain farmers, or subsidies on milk prices to protect consumers. What is the net effect of these multifaceted policies on producers and consumers?
The Agricultural Incentives (Ag-Incentives) Consortium provides a database with common and well-defined indicators to identify how this array of policies—their incentives and disincentives—adds up to affect suppliers and consumers of agricultural products. The data show how governments have enacted polices in reaction to changes in world market conditions and food price crises.
Photo credit: Ray Witlin / World Bank
Related news
-
Four Decades On, ICRISAT and Niger Renew Alliance for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)18.09.25-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
With 80% of Niger’s population dependent on rain-fed farming and nearly four in ten facing…
Read more -
-
UN International Day for South–South Cooperation: Global Leaders Converge at ICRISAT Webinar and Pledge to Share Scalable Solutions
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)15.09.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To mark the United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation 2025, ICRISAT organized a high-level we…
Read more -
-
National workshop brings together key actors to co-design resilient livestock and aquaculture strategies for the Kafue River Basin in Zambia
Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Science Program15.09.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Food security
-
Nutrition
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Southern Africa faces mounting climate pressures and food system vulnerabilities, Zambia is stepp…
Read more -