Abstract
Considering the current and future dynamics of the agricultural sector, Ecuador’s national agricultural policy is in a process of adjustment in order to structurally strengthen the sector. One of the policies being analyze is the technological kit given under the framework of the subsidies program Plan Semillas. Reforming the agricultural subsidies policy into a decoupled farm program will have tremendous impacts on production decisions and farmers’ income. This paper identifies three main possible scenarios for Ecuador to reform its support policy and analyses the impact for each scenario on rice crops’ productivity and farmer’s well-being. We use an ex-ante analysis in the form of a static microsimulation approach and farm-level data from an agricultural household survey of rice growers. The results show that the use of certified seed and technical agrochemicals increase the yield of rice crops up to 4.8ton/ha and the average additional income for farmers is USD19.26.
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