WTO Agreement on Agriculture: The Implementation Experience - Developing Country Case Studies


Commodity Policy and Projections Service
Commodities and Trade Division
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2003





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Preface

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Synthesis of the Findings of 23 Country Case Studies

1 Introduction
2 Implementation of AoA and other WTO agreements
3 Review of agricultural and food trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Negotiating issues and concerns
References

Brazil

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security developments
5 Brazilian interests in the negotiations
6 Conclusions
References

Costa Rica

1 Introduction
2 Experience in implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security developments
5 Negotiating proposals and the future
6 Conclusions
References

Côte d’Ivoire

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of agricultural and food trade
4 Food security trends
5 Negotiating proposals and the future
References

Egypt

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Evaluation of trends in food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Interests and issues of concern in the next WTO round
References

Fiji

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Negotiating proposals and the future
References

Honduras

1 Introduction
2 Experience implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Interests in the current negotiating round
6 Conclusions
References

India

1 Introduction
2 India’s commitments under the AoA
3 Review of agricultural and food trade
4 Livelihood and food security issues
5 Issues of concern and implications for agricultural development and food security
References

Indonesia

1 Introduction
2 Experience in implementing the agreement on agriculture
3 Experience with food and agricultural trade
4 Food security concerns
5 Issues of concern in further negotiations on agriculture
6 Conclusions
References

Jamaica

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security
5 WTO negotiations on agriculture - implications for Jamaica

Malawi

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the agreement on agriculture
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts of the AoA
5 Negotiating proposals for the future
References

Peru

1 Introduction
2 Implementation of the WTO agreement on agriculture
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security developments
5 Negotiating proposals and their impact on agricultural trade and food security
References

Philippines

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the agreement on agriculture
3 Experience with food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Negotiating proposals and the future
References

Senegal

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of agricultural and food trade
4 Food security considerations
5 Negotiating proposals and the future
References

Thailand

1 Introduction
2 Experience in implementing the WTO agreements
3 Export market effects of the AoA
4 Trends in agriculture and food trade
5 Food security
6 Negotiating positions and concerns
References

Uganda

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Interests and concerns in current round

Zimbabwe

1 Introduction
2 Experience with implementing the WTO agreements
3 Review of food and agricultural trade
4 Food security impacts
5 Interests and concerns in the current negotiations round
References