MEASURING THE IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY ON THE AGRICULTURAL FOREIGN TRADE OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT

The impact of the agricultural policy on Kuwaiti agricultural foreign trade can be measured by measuring the quantities of production of agricultural and food commodities and reducing dependence on the outside by reducing agricultural and food imports, increasing agricultural and food exports, the size of the agricultural balance and the development of the deficit in it, as well as the food balance and the coverage rate of agricultural exports and agricultural imports. And food exports, food imports, and a decline in the net balance deficit in each of them, and subsequently an increase in the self-sufficiency rate of food agricultural crops. The study showed the positiveness of previous indicators on correcting the course of Kuwaiti agricultural policy, and the study recommends this. Conclusively, this study recommends taking measures and methods that help increase the amount of agricultural production and achieve efficiency in agricultural production, which leads to improving economic indicators of the agricultural sector.