Honduras : cuantificacion del impacto economico de reformas de politicas en la agricultura

The Government began implementing a package of economic measures in 1990 to stabilize the economy and set the stage for economic development. This report quantifies the effect of several additional policy reforms in the agricultural sector. These include efforts to liberalize the foreign exchange regime, eliminate price controls and export taxes, remove interest rate ceilings, allow land rental and titling of parcels smaller than 5 ha, and issue "domino pleno" titles to land occupants. The selected economic indicators are agricultural value added, and the value of exports. Each major commodity or group of commodities was analyzed independently, and the results were aggregated. Emphasis was placed on the commodity"s contribution to value added, generation of foreign exchange, and growth potential. The major commodity groups are coffee, bananas, basic grains, livestock, nontraditional exports, and beef. The study concludes with some recommendations that will improve agricultural development and the measurement of policy reform impacts. (Author abstract)