The implications for Burkina Faso of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities

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This paper examines how the draft agriculture agreement currently under negotiation at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) would affect Burkina Faso. It analyses how provisions on market access, domestic support and export competition would affect Burkina Faso, looking at the implications of the proposed disciplines for current policy. The paper is part of a series that includes the EU, US, Japan, China, India, Brazil, Mauritius and Burkina Faso (in English, in French).

Arguably, the Falconer draft text on agriculture is a step forward in agricultural negotiations. Burkina, as the largest exporter of cotton in Africa, will gain from this text insofar as cotton is treated in a specific manner in accordance with the positions which Burkina has taken as a member of the C4. Cotton is a national issue in Burkina, unleashing energy and also strong emotions. The rise in prices that can be expected from the reduction of American subsidies as presented in the draft text will probably be slight, especially as the reduction concerns only a small part of American subsidies.

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