THE STATE
OF FOOD
AND
AGRICULTURE
2012

INVESTING IN AGRICULTURE
for a better future

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword   (Download  1.2 Mb)
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive Summary

PART I - Investing in agriculture for a better future

1. Introduction  (Download  401 Kb)

Who invests in agriculture?
Why invest in agriculture?
How to invest in agriculture for a better future?
Structure of the report

2. Agricultural investment: patterns and trends (Download  1,2 Mb)

Basic concepts: investment versus expenditures and public versus private goods
From concepts to measurement: making sense of the data
Agricultural capital stock
Foreign direct investment in agriculture
Government expenditures on agriculture
Public expenditures on agricultural research and development
Official development assistance to agriculture
Increasing investment in agriculture
Key messages

3. Fostering farmers’ investment in agriculture (Download  639 Kb)

Creating a favourable climate for investment in agriculture
Government policies and incentives to invest in agriculture
Including environmental costs and benefits in incentives to invest
Key messages

4. Promoting equitable and efficient private investment in agriculture (Download  270 Kb)

Addressing the constraints to smallholder investors
Making large-scale agricultural investment smallholder-sensitive
Key messages

5. Channelling public investment towards higher returns (Download  377 Kb)

Returns on public investment in and for agriculture
Returns to expenditures on input subsidies
Political economy of public investment in agriculture
Planning public investment in agriculture
Key messages

6. A policy framework for better investment in agriculture (Download  40 Kb)

Creating a conducive investment climate for private investment in agriculture: context matters
Supporting the conducive investment climate through public investment
Improving the policy and planning process for agricultural investment
Key messages of the report

PART II - World food and agriculture in review: a focus on productivity (Download  504 Kb)

High real food prices
Trends in agricultural production, consumption and trade
Future prospects and challenges
Conclusion

PART III - Statistical annex (Download  385 Kb)

Notes on the Annex tables


Table A1	Economically active population in agriculture and agricultural share of total economically active population, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010
Table A2	Agricultural capital stock: total and per worker, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2007
Table A3	Average annual foreign direct investment inflows to agriculture, food, beverages and tobacco, and all sectors, 2005–06 and 2007–08
Table A4	Government expenditures: total spent on agriculture and agricultural share of total expenditures, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2007
Table A5	Government expenditures on agriculture: per agricultural worker and Agricultural Orientation Index, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2007
Table A6	Public expenditures on agricultural research and development: total and as a share of agricultural GDP, 1981, 1990, 2000 and latest year
Table A7	Official development assistance to agriculture and agricultural share of ODA to all sectors, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010

References (Download   709 Kb)
Special chapters of The State of Food and Agriculture

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