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No. 56 Thirteenth WTO Ministerial Conference: what outcomes for agriculture and fisheries?
06/05/2024
The 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC13) took place from 26 February to 2 March 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Conference was...
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No. 55 Price transmission in food markets
15/12/2023
This policy brief assesses whether domestic food markets in developing countries respond to changes in international prices and how fast. Price transmission...
Policy brief
No. 53 The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and the role of FAO
14/12/2023
The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) in June 2002, is the first WTO agreement to focus on...
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No. 52 The importance of international trade for fisheries and aquaculture products
14/12/2023
As a result of economic growth, technological advances and trade liberalization, the integration of the fisheries and aquaculture sector into international...
Publications
No. 36 The role of digital technologies in livestock traceability and trade
10/09/2020
This policy brief provides an overview on the role of digital technologies in optimizing traceability in trade for animals and animal products. It highlights the ways in which digital technologies can the enhance performance for monitoring and controlling animal disease, managing food safety and fraud risks, complying with animal production and food standards, facilitating trade and raising consumer awareness.
No. 35 Trade finance and digital technologies: Facilitating access to international markets
07/08/2020
This policy brief provides an overview of how digital technologies can help facilitate access to trade finance for market participants, in particular micro, small and medium sized enterprises, by addressing numerous challenges in traditional trade finance.
No. 34 Importance of agriculture and trade policy coherence for agricultural transformation in Africa
08/10/2019
This policy brief is based on the FAO (2018) report “Policy coherence for agricultural transformation in African least developed countries: Aligning agriculture and trade policymaking processes”. The report presents the results of the Multi-partner Programme Support Mechanism (FMM) Project on Trade related capacity development for food security and nutrition in Eastern and Southern Africa, implemented by FAO and focusing on four least developed countries in Africa: Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.
No. 33 How can blockchain’s general architecture enhance trade facilitation in agricultural supply chains?
10/09/2019
This brief provides an overview of the potential of distributed ledger technologies to facilitate transactions in agricultural supply chains through enhanced traceability, efficiency, transparency and accountability.
No. 32 Agricultural trade and employment: links, evidence and policy implications
10/09/2018
With agriculture accounting for roughly 70 percent of employment and 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in low-income countries, trade in agricultural products has the potential to significantly affect rural employment, incomes and poverty in these countries.
No. 31 WTO Negotiations - Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11) – Outcomes for agriculture and fisheries
15/08/2018
Between 10 and 13 December 2017, Trade Ministers gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to participate in the Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11). Following the conclusion of the meeting, this brief reports on its outcome, with particular reference to the negotiations on agriculture and fisheries.
No. 30 Voluntary sustainability standards in agriculture, fisheries and forestry trade
11/07/2018
This brief discusses the application of voluntary sustainability standards in agriculture, fisheries and forestry trade.
No. 29 The treatment of agriculture in Regional Trade Agreements
05/12/2017
A discussion on the growing importance of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and the trends in the treatment of agriculture in RTAs.
No. 28 Trade in Fish and Fishery Products
07/11/2017
This brief discusses trade in fish and fishery products, in particular, trends in import and export, subsidies, tariff and non-tariff measures.
No. 27 Export restrictions in agriculture trade
10/10/2017
This brief explains and explores the rationale and options for strengthening disciplines on export restrictions.