Agricultural Trade What Matters In The Doha Round

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Agricultural Trade What Matters In The Doha Round

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Author : David Laborde
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2013-03-14

Agricultural Trade What Matters In The Doha Round written by David Laborde and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-14 with Social Science categories.

In this paper, we provide an overview of the agricultural trade negotiations within the current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and we show that including agriculture in the Doha Development Agenda talks is important both economically and politically, although the political resistance to reform is particularly strong in this sector. While agriculture accounts for less than 10 percent of merchandise trade, high and variable agricultural distortions appear to cause the majority of the cost of distortions to global merchandise trade. Within agriculture, most of the costs appear to arise from trade barriers levied on imports, since these barriers tend to be high, variable across time and over products, and levied by a wide range of countries. The negotiations face a need for balance between discipline in reducing tariffs—hence creating the market access gains that are central to the negotiations—and flexibility in managing political pressures. While the approach of providing flexibility on a certain percentage of tariff lines is seriously flawed, the proposed modalities still appear to provide worthwhile market access. Better ways appear to be needed to deal with developing countries’ concerns about food price volatility while reducing the collective-action problems resulting from price insulation.

Agricultural Trade

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Author : David Laborde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

Agricultural Trade written by David Laborde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.

This survey concludes that including agriculture in the negotiations was particularly important economically. Although agricultural exports are less than 10% of merchandise trade, the high and variable protection in this sector appears to account for the majority of the cost of distortions in global merchandise trade. Within agriculture, most of the costs appear to arise from trade barriers levied on imports, because these barriers tend to be high and variable across products and over time and are levied by many countries that do not use subsidies. The diverse interests of participants resulted in very complex proposals and a tendency for countries to focus on the political costs of an agreement, rather than on the potential economic benefits. The negotiations faced a need for balance between discipline in reducing tariffs and flexibility in managing political pressures. Although the approach of providing flexibilities on a certain percentage of tariff lines is seriously flawed, the proposed modalities still appear to provide worthwhile market access. There need to be better ways of dealing with developing countries' concerns about food price volatility while reducing the collective-action problems resulting from price insulation.

Reforming Agricultural Trade For Developing Countries

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Author : John Nash
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006-11-09

Reforming Agricultural Trade For Developing Countries written by John Nash and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-09 with Business & Economics categories.

In the ongoing Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, developing countries have had much greater leverage, due at least in part to their large and growing share of world trade. But will the increased influence of developing countries translate into a final agreement that is truly more development-friendly? What would be key ingredients in such a final outcome of the negotiations, and what would the developing countries really get out of it. This two volume set seeks to answer these questions. This volume (Volume 1) is issues-oriented. It takes up some key questions in the negotiations, setting the stage with a historical overview of the Doha Development Agenda to help identify issues of most significance to developing countries, and then explores select issues in greater depth. Volume 2 addresses the question of how a development-friendly outcome to the talks would affect developing countries by quantifying the impact of multilateral trade reform. It presents several different approaches to modeling the effects of the outcome of negotiations, and then investigates why these (and other) modeling efforts produce such divergent results. Aimed at policymakers and stakeholders, this two-volume effort puts into the public domain important analytical work that will improve the chance for a pro-development outcomes of the Doha round negotiations.

Trade Issues In The Doha Round

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Author : Mr.Stephen Tokarick
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2006-08-01

Trade Issues In The Doha Round written by Mr.Stephen Tokarick and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-01 with Business & Economics categories.

The current round of multilateral trade negotiations-the Doha Round-presents an opportunity for countries to reap the benefits of trade liberalization. Unfortunately, a number of misconceptions about the likely impact of trade reforms has, in part, impeded more rapid progress toward completion of the Round. This paper addresses some of the most egregious of these misconceptions and presents results from IMF research that sheds light on these issues. In particular, this paper argues that: (i) developing countries have much to gain from their own trade liberalization; (ii) preference erosion could be significant for some countries, but it is not a justification for postponing tariff reductions; (iii) tariffs applied against agricultural products in rich countries actually harm developing countries more than subsidies; and (iv) a disproportionate share of agricultural subsidies in rich countries goes to large wealthy farmers.

Agricultural Trade Reform And The Doha Development Agenda

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Author : Kym Anderson
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2005-11-16

Agricultural Trade Reform And The Doha Development Agenda written by Kym Anderson and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-16 with Business & Economics categories.

Providing the most complete and up to date analysis of the range of agricultural issues under negotiation in the multilateral trade negotiations underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO), this title is a valuable resource to policymakers, agricultural private sector, and academics in developing and assessing the negotiating options.

Trade Doha And Development

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Author : Richard S. Newfarmer
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006

Trade Doha And Development written by Richard S. Newfarmer and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.

The role of trade in promoting international development is becoming increasingly important in our globalised world, and the global trading system has the potential to help the world's poor if trading inequities can be remedied. This publication examines the key trade issues relevant to the ongoing multilateral trade negotiations and the evolution of the world trading system as a means to address barriers to growth in developing countries, focusing on the Doha Round. Issues discussed include: potential gains from trade liberalisation for developed and developing countries; reforming trade in agriculture as a key to the success of the Doha Round; markets for manufacturing and services; trade facilitation, TRIPs and the regulatory agenda; the role of regional trade agreements; and issues of aid for trade, in order to help low-income countries develop the infrastructure needed to participate in the global economy and benefit from new market opportunities.

Wto Negotiations On Agriculture And Developing Countries

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Author : Hoda, Anwarul
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2008-04-03

Wto Negotiations On Agriculture And Developing Countries written by Hoda, Anwarul and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-03 with Business & Economics categories.

The World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks has been plagued by a lack of concrete progress toward establishing a fair and harmonious agricultural trading system. Because the results of the Doha Round could have far-reaching implications for the trade and economic prospects of developing countries in the twenty-first century, it is critical for these countries to fully understand the issues involved in the negotiations on agriculture. However, there has been no authoritative analysis of the rules and modalities on which governments of developing countries can rely. This book, coauthored by an insider to the trade talks that led to the establishment of the WTO, fills this gap. The volume begins with a detailed analysis of the provisions of the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture and the modalities of the negotiations. It examines the implementation experience of key members of the WTO, then traces the developments in the negotiations up to the recent impasse. In light of these considerations, and on the basis of a case study of India, the authors propose various elements of a negotiating position and strategy for developing countries. The authors offer tough but realistic recommendations regarding tariffs, market access, treatment of sensitive or special products, and other aspects of international trade. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners as well as students seeking in-depth knowledge of the recent history of agricultural trade talks.

Agriculture In The Doha Round

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Author : Neil Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Release Date : 2004

Agriculture In The Doha Round written by Neil Andrews and has been published by Commonwealth Secretariat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.

This report, prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat by the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics, looks at the benefits of liberalisatrion and examines the closely interrelated use of the three pillars of domestic support, export subsidies and restrictions on market access in distorting world agricultural trade.

Agriculture And The Wto

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Author : Merlinda D. Ingco
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2004-03-17

Agriculture And The Wto written by Merlinda D. Ingco and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-17 with Business & Economics categories.

Annotation This comprehensive reference explores the key issues and options in agricultural trade liberalization from a developing country perspective. Throughout, the focus is on ensuring that the outcome of WTO negotiations contributes to growth in developing countries.

Making Progress In Global Agricultural Trade

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Author : Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
language : en
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Release Date : 2003

Making Progress In Global Agricultural Trade written by Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and has been published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Canada categories.

This update provides current information on what is happening in the World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture negotiations. It deals with such matters as: the Doha mandate for agriculture negotiations; the draft modalities text of the Chairman of the WTO agriculture negotiations; the Doha Development Agenda; Canada's objectives for the agriculture negotiations; the domestic policies and negotiating positions of the United States, European Union and key developing countries.