Agricultural Support Policies in Transition Economics

This report is based on a study which examined agricultural price and trade interventions, and their impact on farm income, consumers' real income, and the government budget for the period 1994-1997 in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Germany and Turkey were also included in the study for comparative purpose. This report is intended for agricultural policy makers and other government officials in the countries involved, EU officials, World Bank and FAO staff, and others interested in agricultural reform in Europe and Central Asia.