The Development Aid for the Agricultural Sector of African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries—Determinants and Allocation

Kinga Smolińska-Bryza () and Ewa Kiryluk-Dryjska
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Kinga Smolińska-Bryza: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Ewa Kiryluk-Dryjska: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznań, Poland

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: We propose a method for allocating Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the agricultural sector of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries based on objectively measured indicators of the development of the economies determined for the period of 2010–2022. These indicators are calculated from statistical data using factor analysis. They are then implemented in a linear programming model to allocate the budget for ACP agriculture. The results show that the proposed approach allocates funds according to the assumed logic, supporting countries in the low and very low development classes. The research conducted can contribute to the discussion on the allocation of development support to the agricultural sector by potential donors while analyzing different assumptions. This study can also serve as a prelude to researching the phenomenon of increasing efficiency in the agricultural sector in the context of potential economic development paths for the analyzed countries.

Keywords: developing countries; Official Development Assistance; development assistance efficiency; agricultural productivity factor analysis; agricultural economic growth; linear programming; resource allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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