The African Cotton Initiative And Wto Agriculture Negotiations
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The African Cotton Initiative And Wto Agriculture Negotiations
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The African Cotton Initiative And Wto Agriculture Negotiations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
In World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations on agriculture, a group of African countries have proposed that all subsidies for cotton be eliminated by the end of four years. The proposal also advocates compensating African cotton producing countries for revenues estimated to be lost due to cotton subsidies. The United States, which provides substantial production-related subsidies to cotton producers, agrees that cotton subsidies distort trade, but maintains that the issue should be negotiated in a comprehensive manner. Disagreement over the African cotton initiative has blocked progress on an agreement on agriculture in the current round of multilateral trade negotiations known as the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). How to tackle the question of cotton subsidies -- either as a stand-alone initiative or as part of a broader agreement to reduce trade-distorting farm subsidies -- will be on the agenda as DDA negotiations continue in 2004. If the initiative were agreed to as proposed, U.S. cotton producers would no longer be receiving 2002 farm bill marketing loan, loan deficiency, or counter-cyclical payments after four years. Under a U.S. alternative proposal for reduction in trade distorting subsidies, cotton producers could still receive payments under those programs but in reduced amounts. This report will be updated.
The African Cotton Initiative And Wto Agriculture Negotiations
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Release Date : 2004
The African Cotton Initiative And Wto Agriculture Negotiations written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Agricultural subsidies categories.
King Cotton In International Trade
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Author : Meredith A. Taylor Black
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-05-02
King Cotton In International Trade written by Meredith A. Taylor Black and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Business & Economics categories.
In King Cotton in International Trade Meredith A. Taylor Black provides a comprehensive analysis of the WTO Cotton dispute and its significant jurisprudential and negotiating effect on disciplining and containing the negative effects of highly trade-distorting agricultural subsidies of developed countries. To that end, this work details the historic, economic, and political background leading up to Brazil’s challenge of the US cotton subsidies and the main findings of the five WTO reports that largely upheld that challenge. It explores the impacts of the successful challenge in terms of political and negotiating dynamics involving agriculture subsidies and other trade-related issues in the WTO while examining the effects on domestic agriculture subsidy reforms in the United States and the European Union. Finally, this volume sets forth the possible impacts of the Cotton challenge on the negotiating end-game of the Doha Development Round.
Cotton In West Africa
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Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
language : en
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Release Date : 2006
Cotton In West Africa written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and has been published by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. But subsidies in the developed world have suppressed cotton prices and have made it difficult for West African producers to compete. Compounding the problem, WTO negotiations on the problem have been suspended. This publication contends that the dialogue between developed and developing countries on this topic must continue. It sets out the regional stakes linked to the economic and social importance of cotton in West Africa. It retraces the consultation process on the West African cotton crisis with the aim of finding a negotiated solution acceptable to all parties. Also discussed are the challenges and the measures that need to be taken over the medium and long term in order to prevent this sub-sector’s sudden collapse.
Africa And The World Trade Organization
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Author : Richard E. Mshomba
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-30
Africa And The World Trade Organization written by Richard E. Mshomba and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Mshomba provides a systematic study of Africa as it relates to the World Trade Organization. He examines the WTO's enforcement mechanism; the WTO's broadened mandate, illustrated by the Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights; agriculture in the Doha Round; issues relating to transparency in government procurement; and the endeavor to streamline assistance to developing countries through an "Aid for Trade" initiative. The author integrates theory and practice, with a clear presentation of important economic concepts. He provides a rigorous analysis of key issues and proposals. He presents African countries as having an important role to play in the WTO, especially as they actively engage in bargaining through various coalitions. Mshomba acknowledges that WTO negotiations will always be complex and at times contentious due to wide economic and political differences between countries. He views the differences, however, as creating opportunities for a mutually beneficial exchange of goods, services, and ideas.
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.
Africa In The World Trade Organisation
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Author : Donna Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Africa In The World Trade Organisation written by Donna Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
In the context of a growing scholarly and practitioner interest in African affairs, this book provides the first comprehensive examination of the Africa Group in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in particular, and in the governance of international trade in general. Donna Lee explores in detail the role and influence of the Africa Group in the WTO over the last decade, tracing the emergence of the African countries as major protagonists in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and the Africa Group’s relations with the major powers and other coalitions in the WTO. The chapters cover the negotiations of the key issues for the Africa Group in the DDA, including: the Cotton Initiative international sugar trade implementation agriculture non-agricultural market access (NAMA) services negotiations Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) measures. Revealing an active Africa Group and exploring the diplomatic strategies African members employ to influence WTO deliberations, the chapters also show the limitations of African agency and the profound inequalities in the existing international trade system. Africa in the World Trade Organisationwill be of interest to students and scholars of African studies, international economics and politics and international relations in general.
Wto Rules For Agriculture Compatible With Development
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Author : Jamie Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Fao
Release Date : 2007
Wto Rules For Agriculture Compatible With Development written by Jamie Morrison and has been published by Fao this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
Trade and development in the context of the WTO negotiations. Structuring development-friendly WTO rules. Regional experience and outstanding issues.
The Incoherence Of Agricultural Trade And Development Policy For Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Kevin C. Kennedy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Incoherence Of Agricultural Trade And Development Policy For Sub Saharan Africa written by Kevin C. Kennedy 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 paper considers the implications of five developments in 2004 for cotton farmers and the clothing industry in sub-Sahara Africa and asks whether their collective impact will be positive, negative, or neutral. The five developments are (1) the Millennium Challenge Act, (2) the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, (3) the WTO cotton initiative, (4) the Brazil-US cotton subsidies dispute, and (5) the termination of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. The overarching theme of the paper is the lack of overall coherence in U.S. agricultural, trade, and development policies when it comes to sub-Saharan Africa, as evidenced by trade and development programs aimed at improving the lives of people in sub-Saharan Africa, on the one hand, and U.S. subsidies to American cotton producers and the injurious impact those subsidies have had on cotton growers in sub-Saharan Africa, on the other.
The World Trade Organization S Doha Cotton Initiative
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Author : Kym Anderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The World Trade Organization S Doha Cotton Initiative written by Kym Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Four West African nations have demanded that the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. The authors provide estimates of the potential economic impacts of (1) complete or partial removal of cotton subsidies and import tariffs globally, and (2) cotton productivity growth through the adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton varieties. They use the latest version of the GTAP database and model. Their results confirm that-unlike for other agricultural subsidies and tariffs-for cotton it is subsidy reductions rather than tariff cuts that would make by far the largest impact. For Sub-Saharan Africa the potential gains are huge relative to the effects on that region of reforming other merchandise trade policies. And they could be more than doubled if that reform provided the cash for farmers to take advantage of the biotechnology revolution and adopt GM cotton varieties. But those potential gains, and the affordability of switching to costly GM seed, depend crucially on the extent to which high-income countries are willing to lower domestic support to their cotton farmers.