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Selected FAO Publications and Papers on Trade Issues


BOOKS

WTO rules for agriculture compatible with development, FAO, Rome 2007.

Commodity Market Review 2005-2006: Focus on sensitive and special products, FAO, Rome 2005.

Financing normal levels of commercial imports of basic foodstuffs in the context of the Marrakesh Decision on least-developed and net food-importing developing countries, FAO, Rome 2003.

Improving the value and effective utilization of agricultural trade preferences, FAO, Rome 2003.

Trade reforms and food security, conceptualizing the linkages, FAO, Rome 2003.

WTO Agreement On Agriculture: The Implementation Experience - Developing Country Case Studies, FAO, Rome 2003.

FAO papers on selected issues relating to the WTO negotiations on agriculture, FAO, Rome 2002.

The role of agriculture in the development of LDCs and their integration into the world economy, FAO, Rome 2002.

Agricultural commodities: profiles and relevant WTO negotiating issues, FAO, Rome 2002.

The future of preferential trade arrangements for developing countries and the current round of WTO negotiations on agriculture, FAO, Rome 2002 (by S. Tangermann).

Organic agriculture, environment and food security, FAO, Rome 2002.

Review of Basic Food Policies, FAO, Rome 2002.

Review of Basic Food Policies, FAO, Rome 2001.

Economic and Financial Comparison of Organic and Conventional Citrus-growing Systems in Spain, 2001.

Agriculture, Trade and Food Security: Issues and Options in the WTO negotiations from the perspective of the developing countries, Vol. I, FAO, Rome 2000.

Agriculture, Trade and Food Security: Country Case Studies, Vol. II, FAO, Rome 2000.


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STUDIES ON POLICY ISSUES DISCUSSED BY FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS (CCP)

66th Session, 2007

  • Update of developments in the multilateral trade negotiations on agriculture
  • Special products for development
  • Import surges: analysis, preliminary findings and lessons learned
  • Aid for trade

65th Session, 2005

  • Multilateral trade negotiations and food aid

64th Session, 2003

  • Agriculture exports: recent evolution and constraints on growth
  • Trade policy issues in the context of food security

63rd Session, 2001

  • Experience with the implementation of the Uruguay Round agreement on agriculture
  • Analysis of further trade expansion options
  • FAO technical assistance for multilateral trade negotiations on agriculture
  • New and emerging issues affecting agricultural commodity markets

62nd Session, 1999

  • Assessment of the impact of the Uruguay Round on agricultural markets
  • Report on technical assistance related to the Uruguay Round
  • Report on technical subjects (environment and trade, biotechnology and impact of SPS measures)

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REPORTS OF FAO REGIONAL SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND EXPERT CONSULTATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES

Report of the High Level Round Table on Agricultural Trade Reform and Food Security - Rome, April 13th, 2005
Main Interventions:

  • High-Level Round Table on Agricultural Trade Reform and Food Security - Statement by the Director-General - FAO Headquarters, Rome, 13 April 2005
  • Nigeria
  • Ukraine
  • WTO DG
  • Price Stabilization Mechanisms for Imported Agricultural Products in Latin America and the Caribbean. Publication based on 1994 FAO/World Bank Round Table, Santiago, Chile, 1994.

    Policy Change and Agricultural Trade in Africa South of Sahara. Publication based on FAO/ECOWAS 1993 expert consultation, Akasomba, Ghana, 1994.

    The Impact of a Changing International Trade Environment on Agricultural Trade in the Near East Region. Publication based on 1994 FAO Expert Consultation on New trading Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1994.

    Implementing the Uruguay Round Agreement in Latin America: the Case of Agriculture. Publication based on 1994 FAO/World Bank 1995 Workshop held in Santiago, Chile, 1997.

    The Uruguay Round and Agriculture in Southern Africa: Implication and Policy Responses. Publication based on 1994 FAO/World Bank 1995 Workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe, 1997.

    Implications of the Uruguay Round Agreement for South Asia: the Case of Agriculture. Publication based on 1996 World Bank/FAO Workshop held in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1999.

    Report on the Round Table on Uruguay Round Agreements – Implications for Agriculture and Fisheries in Pacific Island Countries. Proceedings of an FAO regional seminar held in 1997 in Auckland, New Zealand, 1998.

    Report of the Expert Consultations on the Preparation for the Next Trade Negotiations on Agriculture. Published proceedings based on a FAO/Government of Morocco expert consultation held in Rabat, 1999.


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    OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

    Technical regulations and standards for food exports: trust and the credence goods problem, Nadia Cuffaro and Pascal Liu, in the Commodity Market Review 2007-08

    The Agricultural Dimension of the ACP-EU Economic Partnership Agreements, 2006

    GIEWS: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture:
    - Food Outlook (bi-monthly)
    - Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements of Relevance to the Agricultural Sector: Winners and Losers

    The Importance of Food Quality and Safety for Developing Countries

    Consultation on agricultural commodity price problems (25-26 March 2002), FAO, Rome 2002.

    Experience with the Implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, FAO, Rome 2001.

    Analysis of the Current Market Access Situation and of Further Trade Expansion Options in Global Agricultural Markets, FAO, Rome 2001.

    World Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables - Opportunities for Developing Countries in the Production and Export of Organic Horticultural Products, FAO, Rome 2001.

    CHINA/FAO Citrus Symposium, FAO, Rome 2001.

    "Environment, Trade and SARD: Concepts, Issues and Tools". Background Paper 4 in Cultivating our Futures. Proceedings of the FAO/Netherlands Conference on the Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 12-17 September 1999

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    Notes

    Publications not available on line may be obtained on request.

    In addition to the publications listed, other dedicated FAO sites cover product-specific current trade issues and market developments in agricultural commodities, fisheries and forestry products.

    There is also a wealth of information and resources in other FAO sites, covering a wide range of trade-related issues, including: biodiversity, biotechnology, ethics, gender, organic agriculture, food safety and quality, animal production and health, and plant production and health, among others.

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