Trade Policy Briefs provide a succinct overview of key trade policy questions addressed in recent FAO studies with the view to broaden the understanding on such issues, especially in the context of the WTO negotiations on agriculture.
Other Relevant Texts
This brief provides an overview of the potential of distributed ledger technologies to facilitate transactions in agricultural supply chains through enhanced traceability, efficiency, transparency and accountability.
32. Agricultural trade and employment: links, evidence and policy implications
With agriculture accounting for roughly 70 percent of employment and 30 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in low-income countries, trade in agricultural products has the potential to significantly affect rural employment, incomes and poverty in these countries.
31. Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11)
Summary of outcomes for agriculture and fisheries of the Eleventh World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC11), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 13 to 13 December 2017.
30. Voluntary sustainability standards in agriculture, fisheries and forestry trade
This brief discusses the application of voluntary sustainability standards in agriculture, fisheries and forestry trade.
29. The treatment of agriculture in Regional Trade Agreements
A discussion on the growing importance of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the trends in the treatment of agriculture in RTAs.
28. Trade in fish and fishery products
This brief discusses trade in fish and fishery products, in particular, trends in import and export, subsidies, tariff and non-tariff measures.
27. Agricultural export restrictions
This brief explains and explores the rationale and options for strengthening disciplines on export restrictions.
26. Non-tariff measures in agriculture trade
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.
25. Evolution of import tariffs and the issue of tariff escalation
This brief provides an overview of the evolution in bound and applied tariffs with a focus on tariff escalation.
Based on a joint FAO-WTO publication, this brief emphasizes the importance of applying international food safety standards, and the need for countries to invest in building their own capacity in this regard. This would allow trade to take place smoothly and without distortions.
23. The changing patterns of agricultural trade
This brief describes trends in agri-food trade globally and by country income group with a focus on trade patterns of low-income countries.
22. Agricultural markets: trends and outlook
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 14. Considerations in the reform of agricultural trade policy in low income developing countries
No. 12. Rice liberalization: predicting trade and price impacts
No. 11. Dairy and dairy products: Why is reform so difficult?
No. 10. Special and differential treatment in agriculture
No. 9. A Special Safeguard Mechanism for developing countries
No 8. Food aid in the context of international and domestic markets and the Doha Round
No. 7. Non-reciprocal agricultural trade preferences
No. 6. Sugar: policy insights from analysis of sugar sector reform
No. 5. Reducing the trade-distorting impact of agricultural support
No. 4. Export competition: appropriate disciplines for eliminating subsidies
No. 3. Bananas: Implications of EU tariff reform for producers
No. 2. Tariff reduction formulae: the importance of tariff profiles
No. 1. Cotton: impact of support policies on developing countries – why do the numbers vary?
