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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...
Policy brief
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. 26 Non-tariff measures in agriculture trade
05/09/2017
This brief analyses the impact that non-tariff measures (NTMs) have on agri-food products and the disciplines on NTMs in the multilateral trading system.
No. 25 Evolution of import tariffs and the issue of tariff escalation
08/08/2017
This brief provides an overview of the evolution in bound and applied tariffs with a focus on tariff escalation.
No. 24 Trade and Food Standards
11/07/2017
Trade and food standards. This brief emphasizes the importance of applying international food safety standards, and how these standards are applied in the context of WTO agreements based on the jointly prepared publication by FAO and WTO.
No. 23 The changing patterns of agricultural trade
09/05/2017
This brief describes trends in agri-food trade globally and by country income group with a focus on trade patterns of low-income countries.
No. 22 Agricultural markets: trends and outlook
11/04/2017
This brief discusses the major trends and prospects in agricultural production, consumption, trade and prices based on the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026.
No. 21 WTO Agreement on Agriculture: Export Competition after the Nairobi Ministerial Conference
08/03/2017
The Ministerial Decision on Export Competition introduced prohibitions to agricultural export subsidies. It foresees the elimination of export subsidies in different timeframes for developed and developing countries. Specific exceptions have been agreed upon for some products and for particular developed and developing members. The Decision also covers the other three elements (namely Export Credits and Guarantees,
No. 20 How can governance be improved for trade and food security?
14/02/2017
This policy brief provides an overview of the different food security objectives that underlie the use of trade and related policy measures, based on Chapter 3 of the State of Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2016.
No. 19 How can trade and related policies be used to contribute to food security objectives?
09/08/2016
This policy brief provides an overview of the different food security objectives that underlie the use of trade and related policy measures, based on Chapter 3 of the State of Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2016.
No. 18 How is agricultural trade evolving and what are the food security implications?
13/07/2016
This policy brief provides an overview of the trends in agricultural trade, and the implications for food security, based on Chapter 1 of the State of Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2016.
No. 17 - How does agricultural trade impact food security?
13/07/2016
This brief is in continuation of the "Trade Policy Briefs" (link: http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publications/trade-policy-briefs/en/ ) of which the last issue was No.16.