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A proposal for the elimination of export restrictions on food products
The episodes of higher and volatile food prices during 2007-2008 and 2011-2012 have raised concerns about the role of agricultural export restrictions in further raising international prices and its impact on the food- insecure population in net f
Agricultural trade interests and challenges at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires: A Southern Cone perspective
This book focuses on presenting some of the main themes that are pending in the WTO negotiations, with an emphasis on the views and perspectives of the Southern Cone countries.
WTO 11th Ministerial Conference – Buenos Aires: What’s at stake for domestic support in the context of agricultural negotiations
With the stagnation of the Doha Round, the WTO has started a process known as “early harvest”.
The future of the global agri-food trade and the WTO
In recent years, the international trade context has seen, as a consequence of political changes, social unrest and violence, increased uncertainty and instability.
Looking at export tariffs and export restrictions: The case of Argentina accelerating tariff elimination through beneficial environmental food products
Export taxes have been used in many countries.
Public stockholding programs: What options for a permanent solution?
The use of public food stocks for food security purposes is a hotly debated topic in agricultural negotiations within the World Trade Organization (WTO) (see Díaz-Bonilla, 2014, 2017a and 2017b).
Options for WTO negotiations on agriculture domestic support
This article explores various recent ideas that governments have put forward on the issue of agricultural domestic support, with a view to helping negotiators and other actors better understand how these might affect actual levels of support as we
MC11: A new opportunity to reduce distortions in the global agricultural trade system
The Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will take place from 10 to 13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Some thoughts and proposals for a way forward
There is growing consensus that globalization, expansion of international trade, and rapid technological changes have favored developing countries more than developed ones.
Export subsidies after Nairobi
The first provision on export subsidies appeared in the first paragraph of Article XVI of The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 (GATT).