An economic analysis of the impact of agricultural loans and agricultural subsidies

The study aims to knowing the impact of economic variables regarding to (agricultural loans, agricultural subsidies, planting lands, and the numbers of agricultural labor force) on agricultural labor productivity. The data collected from secondary sources for the period (2000-2023). The study conducted stationarity of the time series via using augmented Dickey-Fuller test to estimate the parameters of the model by using ARDL model to determine impact of independent economic variables on agricultural labor productivity. The study conclude that the influence of agricultural loans and numbers of agricultural labor force were inverse with agricultural labor productivity, whereas agricultural subsidies and planting lands were have positive relation with agricultural labor productivity. The study recommended to encouraging policy of agricultural loans and providing the subsidies to the farmers, as well as focusing on extension programs and the agricultural labor force in terms of numbers, skills and education. Keywords: agricultural subsidies, agricultural productivity, agricultural labor force, ARDL model.