Activities Chapter 4


 Template 4A-2:
 Tracing Macro-Meso-Economic Linkages and
 Assessing the Impacts of Policies on the Food Economy

Policy measure:

M ain param eter 1)...........................................................................................
changes at m acro- 2)............................................................................................
level: 3).......................................................................... .......... ....
 Effects on Nature of effects *) on
 MARKETS Volume of Vol. of Market
 Specification Production Supply Demand prices
 1 Food:
 2 importable staples
 3 non-tradable staples
 4 others/specific:
 5 -____
 6 Other goods/services:
 7 agricultural inputs (which?)
 8 export crops
 9 manufactured non-tradables
 10 manufactured tradables
 11 urban informal
 12 others/specific:
 13 _
 14 Labour
 15 formal urban
 15 informal urban
 17 formal rural
 18 informal rural
 19 specific/regional:
 20 ___
 21 Credit:
 22 formal
 23 informal
 24 specific (e.g. agricultural credits):
 Effects on Nature of Further
 INFRASTRUCTURE effects*) repercussions on:
 Specification (markets, households)
 25 -
 26 -
 27 -
 28 -
 )Not all of the effects apply to all items listed. Supply refers to total supplies (including imports/ exports).
 Use the following marks to indicate nature of effects:
 +++ very strong positive, ++ strong positive, + moderate positive impact (increase),
 - very strong negative, - strong negative, moderate negative impact (decrease),
 +/- there may be positive or negative impacts,
 o little impact or undetermined.


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