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3.2.
THEBASISOFAGRICULTURALINTERVENTIONISM
Wecandistinguishtwomainareasofagriculturalsupport:supportfocusedonthe
internalmarketandsupportforinternationaltrade.TheGinward”policyisbasedon
shapingagriculture’sgrowthprocessesandenablingitsmodernizationsandrestructur-
ing.Theexternalpolicyisbasedonincreasingexternalcompetitivenessandsupporting
export,inordertobetterintegratewiththeglobalmarketandprotectfromthecompeti-
tionofforeignimports.Traditionally,agriculturalcountriesareusingagri-foodexports
forpurposesoftheireconomicdevelopment.Therefore,theexportsectorcomprising
themodernpartofagricultureisusuallytaxed,ratherthansubsidized.Ineconomically
developedcountries,exportsubsidiescanbeoneofthekeyformsofsubsidizingagricul-
tureandincreasingagriculturalincomes.Inthesecountries,internationaltradepolicies
tendtolimittheuseofimportsasatoolforloweringagriculturalprices.Limitingaccess
tothemarketistreatedasoneofthekeyfactorsdisruptingglobaltradeandallocation
ofproduction.Suchactivityexpressestheprotectionistaspectofstateinterventioninag-
riculture.Protectionoftheinternalmarketisreachedthroughtheuseofdifferenttools
forregulatingfoodimportprices,suchasimportquotas,customsdutiesandotherfees.
Theflowofgoodsininternationaltradeandthefunctioningoftheinternalmarketare
subjecttoamultitudeofregulationsandlegalnorms.TheGregulatoryaspect”isrelatedto
theuseofnon-tarifftraderegulators,suchasqualityandhealthsafetynorms,phytosani-
taryandanimalwelfarerules,certificatesoforigin,environmentalnormsandothers.
Table3.1.Contributionofdifferentelementsofagriculturalsupporttothedisruptionofglobal
trade(in%)
Analyzingentity
Factordisrupting
globaltrade
World
Bank
OECD
Marketaccess
Statesupport
Exportsubsidies
93
5
2
79
19
2
54
32
14
ERSA/USDA
Contribution
tomarketdisruption
UE
USA
34
45
21
44
50
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Source:EuropeanCommission,2006,Directorate-GeneralforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment:Doesthe“tradetalk”
matchthe“tradewalk”?Exploringthemythssurroundingworldtrade,GMonitoringAgri-tradePolicy”,no.3.
Thedevelopmentneedsofagricultureandfarmers’interestscanbeensuredbydi-
rectinterventionismwithinthescopeofmechanismsbehindtheinternalmarketand
externaltrade,aswellasstructuralpolicydirectlyfocusedonagriculture,agricultural
holdingsandthedevelopmentofnon-agrarianfunctionsoftheruraleconomy.Modern
agriculturalpolicyisincreasinglybasedontwoemerging,yetheavilyinterdependentpil-
larsofdevelopmentpolicyforagricultureandruralareas.Thesecondpillarisbecom-
ingincreasinglyimportant,butatthesametimeincreasinglycomplexanddiverse.Both
agriculturalandruralareadevelopmentpoliciesarestronglyconnectedtothecountry’s
economicdevelopmentlevelandthenatureofitseconomy.
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