Socio-economic aspects of irrigation agriculture as livelihood for rural families in Brazil’s semi-arid northeast

Impact of global trade agreements on agricultural producer prices in Asian countries

“…Domestic prices must react in lockstep with changes in global prices and exchange rates [ 102 ], The last economic factor that had a positive impact on the PPI in Asia was VAD. The same happened in Brazil, where increasing value added was essential for raising agricultural producer prices [ 103 ]. Logically, the increase in value-added will improve the product quality and farmers will get a reasonable price.…”

“…The same condition happens in Africa, where public investment, including infrastructure, can raise agricultural producer prices [ 116 ]. Infrastructure development, particularly irrigation, will increase agricultural productivity, land use, and farmer incomes, and alleviate rural poverty [ 77 , 103 ]. Irrigation is also vital in some of the countries we studied, such as Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, which have long faced water scarcity [ 117 ].…”