اقتصاد النظم الزراعية والغذائية

The opportunity cost of not repurposing public expenditure in food and agriculture in sub-Saharan African countries

Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024
السنة: 2024
الكاتب: Sánchez, M.V., Cicowiez, M., Pernechele, V. & Battaglia, L.
الناشر: FAO

Repurposing public support to food and agriculture has gained significant global attention. However, resources allocated to support the food and agriculture sector may not be high enough for significant repurposing in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper shows that most governments in 18 sub-Saharan African countries have allocated small shares of their budget to agriculture since 2004. Their narrow fiscal space and budget implementation capacity constrain any sizable increase in the budget allocated to agriculture.

In this Working Paper, an innovative policy optimization modelling tool helps assess what would happen if the budget allocated to the crops and livestock sectors in six sub-Saharan African countries were reallocated optimally under the same budget constraint. It shows public expenditure is being allocated inefficiently and identifies the needed reallocations to bring higher agrifood GDP, more off-farm jobs in rural areas, thousands out of poverty, and millions more able to afford a healthy diet.

متاح باللغات: https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3753en
نوع المنشور: تقرير رئيسي
ISBN: 978-92-5-139488-5