Mozambique Cashew Reforms Revisited

Aksoy, M. Ataman ; Yagci, Fahrettin

关键词: AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES;    AGRICULTURE;    AVERAGE PRICE;    AVERAGE PRICES;    AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-5939
RP-ID  :  WPS5939

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Cashew policy reforms in Mozambique havebeen controversial. They are often invoked by critics as anillustration of how agricultural policy reforms supported byinternational financial institutions may fail to have theirintended effects. This paper revisits the reforms and theiroutcomes almost two decades later. While the reformsresulted in higher producer prices and an increase inoutput, lack of consensus on the specifics of the reformsand associated non-price support arrangements created asituation in which the sector was not able to withstandinternational price shocks that ultimately led to a collapseof both the processing industry and cashew production.Non-price support by donors improved the efficiency of theprocessing industry but this was not complemented by anexpansion in cashew nut supply as such support did notextend to smallholder cashew producers. For the reforms tohave had their intended results, greater investment in --and support to -- smallholder production was needed toincrease yields and overall output. Such a morecomprehensive approach to cashew policy reform would haverequired a greater focus on achieving consensus on thecauses of the cashew sector's problems and agreement byall stakeholders on a common institutional framework forpricing and non-price support.