In advance of the Geneva Ministerial meeting on 21 July 2008, ICTSD, IPC and IFPRI commissioned a series of studies that aim to clarify what the draft accord will mean, in terms of increased trade flows for particular commodities, in particular markets and for particular exporters. The studies examine the implications of the proposed deal for EU, US and India, looking at both offensive and defensive interests in market access, domestic support and export competition. An overview paper also assesses the extent to which WTO Members are likely to achieve the trade and development objectives to which they initially agreed at Doha, by comparing the likely outcomes with those that emerged from the Uruguay Round.

• An Overview Assessment of the Revised Draft WTO Modalities for Agriculture
  Mike Gifford and Raul Montemayor.
  (PDF 195K)
• Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
  David Blandford, David Laborde, and Will Martin.
  (PDF 566K)
• Implications for the European Union of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
  Sébastien Jean, Tim Josling, and David Laborde.
  (PDF 403K)
• Implications for India of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
  Munisamy Gopinath and David Laborde.
  (PDF 434K)
• Implications for Brazil of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
  André Meloni Nassar, Cinthia Cabral da Costa, and Luciane Chiodi.
  (PDF 1.7M)