The implications of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture for developing countries



Summary

 

This manual has been prepared as part of a series of training materials for use in programmes of capacity-building in policy formulation and analysis. Its aim is to explain the content of the Agreement on Agriculture and the main functions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to help agricultural policy analysts in developing countries assess the economic and administrative implications of the Agreement. In particular, the manual is meant to help in the formulation of WTO-compatible agricultural domestic and trade policies, in building the analytical capacity to investigate new trade opportunities and in improving the understanding of the impact of the Agreement on a country's food security.