Nathalie Stewart Mar 8, 2017:

@Lauren-g Thanks for the extra context. Now it is clear that the term needs to be approached slightly differently in the two sentences. I think Rob Grayson's answer addresses that perfectly.

Rob Grayson Mar 8, 2017:

@Daryo Notwithstanding your valid points, it seems to me that both "subsidising the supply" and "supply-side subsidies" are sufficiently non-specific about who exactly is the recipient of the subsidies in question. (*Not* production subsidies, though.)

Lauren-g (asker) Mar 8, 2017:

Here is the paragraph it comes from for more context:

Programme de subvention de l’offre :
Depuis 2000 en Haïti les engrais étaient subventionnés à l’importation dans le cadre du Programme de Subvention des Fertilisants ((PSF) ; nous étions donc en présence d’un système de « subvention de/par l’offre ». Malgré ces subventions pouvant aller jusqu’à représenter 50% de la valeur réelle et marchande des engrais, les quantités annuelles utilisées se sont situées en moyenne à 20.000MT (à l’exception des années 2009 et 2010 ou la conjonction de plusieurs dons ont fait que les quantités importées ont été plus importantes : 35.000 et 45.000MT). Comme le montre le tableau ci-dessous la subvention de l’offre n’a donc pas permis de développer l’utilisation des engrais en Haïti durant toute cette période.

Daryo Mar 7, 2017:

no, you couldn't subsidising manufacturers and giving subsidies at the point of sale to final users if far from being the same, plus basic reality check: Haiti hasn't got much of a fertiliser industry in the first place to give subsidies to, but a lot of farmers that can ill afford fertilisers. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaed205.pdf

philgoddard Mar 7, 2017:

I think "subvention de l'offre" is pretty straightforward: you could also say production subsidies, or supply-side, as Rob suggests. But what about "de/par"?

Nathalie Stewart Mar 7, 2017:

What comes before? Hello,
"Subvention" in French usually refers to a government grant or funding of some kind, and "offre" would normally translate as "supply". However, it would be useful to see a little more of the context that comes before the sentences you quote. What led to these conclusions? What type of supply is being funded here?