Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63339
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Research Paper No. 2006/124
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Agriculture contributes substantially to output and employment in South Asian countries. Therefore, any change, like trade liberalization, that impacts on the agriculture sector has widespread ramifications in terms of employment, nutrition, livelihood and food security. Implementation of various provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture causes serious concern with regard to the performance of the agriculture sector and food security, and these countries have become quite sensitive to consequences of future WTO agreements. The cautious approach towards the WTO is mainly caused by the increased dependence on food imports and deterioration in self-reliance in agriculture in the post-WTO period because of a much higher growth in food import as compared to exports. Decline in international prices and trade distortions are the underlying causes for an adverse impact on agriculture during the post-WTO period. South Asian countries should address these two issues in future negotiations.
Subjects: 
trade liberalization
WTO
food security
imports
self-sufficiency
subsidies
OECD
agriculture
price volality
JEL: 
Q17
F13
ISBN: 
9291909084
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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