Cereals Sector Reform in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe

by Smith, Lawrence D.; Spooner, Neil J. C.

• ISBN13: 9780851991573
• ISBN10: 0851991572
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-20
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

In most countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), cereals production constitutes a major proportion of agricultural sector output, and expenditure on cereals products represents a significant component of total household expenditure. Perhaps for these very reasons, cereals sector reform in many countries has tended to lag behind that of other sectors within agriculture, and of the liberalization process in general. This lack of reform has prevented the countries of the region from realising the full productive potential of their cereals industries and threatens to undermine food security. This book is based on a workshop on cereals sector reform and food security in the Newly Independent States (NIS) and CEE, held in Kiev, Ukraine, in December 1995. It addresses the general issues involved in the reform process and also considers the progress made, and constraints encountered, in specific countries in the region. Earlier chapters consider general features of the reforms, and the later chapters are concerned with country-specific issues. The workshop was held as part of a broader initiative by ICERC to create a framework for cooperation on the critical issues of economic transition in this region: to revitalise trade, to stimulate investment, to increase food production, to develop and conserve resources, and to take effective action on environmental problems.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii	(1)
List of Tables	viii	(2)
Abbreviations and Country Groupings	x	(3)
Foreword	xiii
1. Introduction	1	(8)
L.D. Smith
N. Spooner
2. Reforming the Cereals Sector in Transitional Economies: An Overview of Issues	9	(29)
J. Kydd
K. Bird
3. Private Trading Activities and Food Security	38	(13)
M.L. Debatisse
A.S. Rajkumar
4. The Role of Government in a Market-Oriented Cereals Sector: Price Stabilization and Income Support	51	(16)
H.F. Gordon
5. Privatization of Cereals Marketing in the Former Centrally Planned Economies: A Review of Issues	67	(26)
S. Jones
6. Grain Sector Reform and Food Security in the Countries of the FSU	93	(15)
W.M. Liefert
7. Impacts of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Cereals Policy and Trade: Implications for Countries of the NIS and CEE	108	(17)
W.H. Meyers
8. Cereals Production in the Czech Republic: Situation and Perspectives	125	(14)
A. Kalina
9. Grain Sector Reform in Poland	139	(16)
G. Hughes
10. Cereals Sector Reform in Hungary	155	(17)
G. Rasko
11. Problems of Cereals Sector Reform in Bulgaria	172	(10)
R. Khristov
12. Cereals Sector Reform in Ukraine: Policies, Methods and Results	182	(14)
N. Pogozheva
G. Chenard
13. Strategic Aspects of Cereals Sector Reform in the Russian Federation	196	(25)
M. Stockbridge
14. Sequencing of Cereals Sector Reforms: Government Policies and Donor Initiatives	221	(20)
N. Spooner
L.D. Smith
References	241	(6)
Index	247