The impact of price policy in the economic return to farmers of soft and durum wheat and barley crops in Al-Hassakah governorate


Abstract in English

The aim of research was to study the impact of price policy on the economic return of soft and durum wheat and barley farmers in Al-Hassakah governorate to determine the extent of government intervention in supporting the prices of these crops. Scales of nominal protection and effective coefficients were used to analyze the actual difference between domestic prices and global prices of product, and the net impact of the policy on output and input. A total of 208 farmers from 44 villages were selected on the basis of simple class sample. Results of the analysis showed that the values of nominal protection and effective protection coefficients for soft and durum wheat and barley amounted 1.08, 1.21, 1.97, and 1.17, 1.33, 2.26 respectively, Thus, a clear government intervention was observed to support crop prices and the overall effect of the policy indicated a positive incentive for soft and durum wheat price with higher subsidies for barley price through year 2011.

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