Effects of Government Support and Commercial Policies in Agricultural Sector by Using Policy Analysis Matrix (Case Study Major Crops Fars Province)

The purpose of this paper is to study and analyze the impacts of different government support policies on crop production of Fars province. Using policy analysis matrix and the indices thereof, the impact of the abovementioned policies on input and output markets were studied. The results show that while government is supporting all inputs markets and most of the crops markets, with the exception of the few crops that enjoy relative advantage and the net social benefit, the production of others are inefficient and can not go on under free trade condition.