Ismail Muhammad Omran (1)*

(1). Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Lattakia, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Eng: Ismail Omran E.mail: Ismail.omran86@gmail.com)

Received:22/01/2023          Accepted: 12/03/2024

Abstract: 

The aim of the research is to study the impact of government support provided to the olive crop Syria using the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM), in order to evaluate the subsidy policies used, and to choose the most appropriate policy to support the crop, and to achieve the previous goals, the study relied on secondary data for 2020, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Reform The descriptive analytical approach was used to present the policies to support the olive crop, and to introduce the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM), in terms of its construction mechanism, and ways to use it in analyzing and evaluating policies. The results of the research showed that, the real percentage of government support for the agricultural product is very low, due to the low value of the producers’ support factor, and the local prices of inputs are lower than the prices This means that olive producers obtain financial subsidies by purchasing production inputs at a lower price if their trade were free. However the olive production system in Syria is competitive, and is characterized by a comparative advantage, in addition to the lack of support for olives prices, meaning that there is a tax charged on the agricultural product, and thus olive growers get a lower profit.

Key words: olive yield, agricultural support, agricultural policies, PAM.

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