TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLES

FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chapter one

TRADE AND FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES IN SIDS

1.1 Classification of SIDS

1.2 Agricultural trade challenges

1.3 SIDS and food security challenges

Chapter two

DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFERENTIATION

2.1 Development

2.2 Differentiation

2.2.1 Smallness and vulnerability

2.2.2 Islandness and vulnerability

2.3 Conclusion

Chapter three

PRODUCTION AND TRADE PATTERNS IN SIDS

3.1 Agricultural production and trade

3.1.1 Agricultural production and productivity

3.1.2 SIDS agricultural trade

3.1.3 Commodity concentration

3.1.4 Trends in world prices for export commodities of interest to SIDS

3.1.5 Export market concentration

3.2 Fisheries production and trade

3.3 Forestry production and trade

3.4 Conclusions

Chapter four

AGRICULTURAL TRADE PREFERENCES AND SIDS

4.1 Brief background of non-reciprocal trade in the GATT/WTO Rules

4.2 Current preferential schemes

4.3 The EU – EBA and SIDS

4.4 SIDS and preferential arrangements

4.4.1 Value of trade preferences

4.4.2 Benefits of trade preferences

4.4.3 Erosion of trade preferences

4.5 Conclusion

Chapter five

THE FUTURE OF SIDS’ AGRICULTURAL TRADE – NEGOTIATIONS AND REFORM

5.1 WTO, agricultural trade and SIDS

5.2 EU/ACP, agriculture trade and SIDS

5.3 Increasing the options for agricultural trade – SIDS

5.4 Conclusions

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ANNEX I

ANNEX II

ANNEX III

ANNEX IV