Selected WTO Documents

Agriculture

Agriculture

16th February 2011
Geneva Roundtable Series on Climate Change, Trade, and Development Trading Biofuel: Update on Markets and Sustainability Criteria…

8th June 2010
Carbon Concerns: How Standards and Labelling Initiatives Must Not Limit Agricultural Trade From Developing Countries The existence of standards particularly in food and agricultural…

1st June 2010
Climate Change and China’s Agricultural Sector Although China and the United States are the two largest emitters…

4th March 2010
Geneva Trade and Biodiversity Day In the spirit of the International Year of Biodiversity and with…
Geneva Trade and Biodiversity Day In the spirit of the International Year of Biodiversity and with…

25th February 2010
Roundtable on “Climate Change and Food Security: Taking Stock after COP15″ The roundtable will discuss the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit…

18th February 2010
Climate Change and Food Security: Taking Stock after the COP 15 On behalf of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable…

25th January 2010
The Role of International Trade in Climate Change Adaptation Early studies on the potential impacts of climate change indicated…
Climate Change and Developing Country Agriculture To view the Executive Summary, please click here. Climate change…

5th November 2009
Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: Promoting Policy Coherence As the global community aims to reach a new international climate…

23rd October 2009
Side Event on Climate Change Finance and Aid for Trade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing…
Side Event on Climate Change Finance and Aid for Trade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Islands Developing…

12th October 2009
Climate Change, Agriculture and Aid for Trade Draft Paper commissioned by the ICTSD‐IPC Platform on Climate…

6th October 2009
Climate Change and International Agricultural Trade Rules Both climate change itself and policy responses to climate changes…

14th September 2009
Bioénergies et développement durable dans les pays membres de l’UEMOA Ce rapport identifie les possibilités, évalue les obstacles…

7th September 2009
Sustainable Bioenergy Development in UEMOA Member Countries unf_bioenergy_full_report This report, led by the UN Foundation,…

1st September 2009
Biofuels Certification and the Law of the World Trade Organization To view the Executive Summary, please click here. This report…

1st August 2009
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies and Agriculture: Implications for Production Incentives and International Trade Disciplines To view the Executive Summary, please click here. For countries…

16th July 2009
US Trade Policies on Biofuels and Sustainable Development To view the Executive Summary, please click here. Biofuel in…
Biofuels Subsidies and the Law of the World Trade Organization To view the Executive Summary, please click here. This paper…

7th July 2009
EU Support for Biofuels and Bioenergy, Environmental Sustainability Criteria, and Trade Policy To view the Executive Summary, please click here. This paper…

8th June 2009
Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade on the Road to Copenhagen Following on its earlier meetings held in Poznan and Bonn –…
Dialogue on Biofuels, Trade Policy and Sustainable Development The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development…

1st May 2009
International Climate Change Negotiations and Agriculture Provides an overview of the existing international climate change…

30th March 2009
Side event on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: Promoting Policy Coherence The ICTSD with the Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council…
Dialogue on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: Promoting Policy Coherence The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development…

25th July 2008
Ugandan Coffee Crop and Trade Earnings Threatened by Climate Change Climate change is a real threat to the future of Uganda’s…
Burkina Faso Commercialises GM Cotton Burkina Faso recently signed a commercial agreement with Monsanto…

11th July 2008
Resources If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.)…
Austria Lifts Ban on GM Corn Austria has lifted its ban on the import and processing of genetically…

13th June 2008
Biofuels in the Spotlight at Global Food Summit A major international conference recently concluded with a call…
Europe Remains Divided on GM Safety EU environment ministers and the European Commission recently…

30th May 2008
Resources If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.)…
EU Appeals Latest Beef-Hormone Ruling On 29 May, the EU appealed a WTO ruling on a long-standing case…

17th December 2005
Statement by Amorim on Behalf of G20
Venezuela Statement on Agriculture Venezuela Statement on Agriculture…

16th December 2005
EU Says No To Export Subsidies End-Date
Director General Proposal To Eliminate Export Subsidies by 2010

15th December 2005
US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Statement on US and EU Farm Proposals US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Statement on US and…
Tropical Products and Products that Replace Narcotics (Spanish)
Produits Tropicaux et Produits de Remplacement des Cultures Illicites (French)
Draft Compilation Agriculture Text

14th December 2005
G10 Proposal On Sensitive Products

16th November 2005
Joint Statement by Cairns Group and G20 on Agriculture

28th October 2005
EU Conditional Proposal on Agricultural Market Access

12th October 2005
G20 proposal on Market Access and G20 proposal on Domestic Support

11th October 2005
G33 Press Statement G33 Press Statement…

1st October 2005
G33 Special Safeguard Mechanism Proposal

13th September 2003
Taking Points used by Minister Celso Amorim, speaking on behalf of G21

12th September 2003
Consolidated African Union/ACP/LDC Position On Agriculture