The Analysis Obligation of Support on the Agricultural Sector in IRAN & WORLD (Theory, Lesson of World Experiences, Approach)

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One of the most controversial discussions in trade and WTO is the protection of agricultural products. In this regard, supporters and opponents offer different arguments. The arguments presented by supporters often focus special attention on the issue of poverty and traditional farmers, Lack of comparative advantage and finally emphasis on impacts of agriculture on production and food security.An issue that has been neglected mainly the lack of theoretical foundations and don’t mention to nature of the goods on the market in large parts of the world.  Therefore, this article attempts to outline the various approaches of researchers on persist in supporting the agricultural sector .Then with emphasis on the theoretical foundations and nature of the agricultural products, particularly the relationship between elasticity of agricultural products demands and producers income, discussion to this important. Therefore, in this study the relationship between elasticity of demand and support the agricultural sector in different products in different countries under three scenarios, one year (2012), three years (2010-12) and five years (2008-12), were studied. In parallel the methods of protection and amount of support in the countries has been analyzed in various products. Results indicate a significant relationship between the support and elasticity of demand for different products in different countries under the above scenarios. This relationship shows that if the demand elasticity of product to be less therefore the amount of support of that product will be high. Also, survey supporting trends on the agricultural sector indicate that; Protection type and volume of support has changed over time, and in order to effectiveness of this protection the methods that are used to have the least disturb in the market.

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