This article presents an approach to evaluating pricing policies for perennial crops.
Key issues arise from considering major changes in the rules used to set domestic producer prices.
An unambiguously best policy is not determined, but several policies improve substantially on the present situation. Most of these alternatives indicate the desirability of lowering the tax on coffee relative to cocoa. Sorry, the full text of this article is not available on-line. In developing countries, past issues are available at World Bank Depository Libraries .