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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. 54 Trends in inclusion of environmental related provisions linked to the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors in regional trade agreements
14/12/2023
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry are closely linked to the environment and depend on it for their long-term productivity and sustainability. However,...
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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. 1 Cotton: impact of support policies on developing countries - why do the numbers vary?
15/07/2003
Subsidies maintain cotton production at otherwise unprofitable levels in industrialized countries Excess supply induced by domestic subsidies has a depressing effect on the world market price Subsidy reductions will reduce poverty in developing producing countries Estimates of the magnitude of the impact of subsidies on the global pattern of cotton production, world market prices and cotton trade vary due to the range of assumptions used by different studies