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The purpose of this study is to assess
agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the
past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has
performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive
rural poverty. Improving the sector's competitiveness
is the only sure and lasting way to improve its growth
performance and reduce poverty. Thus, the main objectives of
this study are to assess: (a) the sector's current and
potential competitiveness, (b) the factors that determine or
inhibit its competitiveness, (c) the extent to which the
campesino economy is competitive and could become more so,
and (d) the role of policies in determining the
sector's competitiveness. The study outlines strategic
options that would strengthen the sector's
competitiveness, with emphasis on development of transition
measures to ease the path to adoption of new orientations.
The work has been organized around three main themes: (a)
the competitiveness of products and product chains, (b)
underlying factors that influence competitiveness, and (c)
policy orientations that influence competitiveness.
