IPCPublications

IPC's analytical work and recommendations are published and made available to stakeholders around the world through events and online distribution. They take the form of position papers, issue briefs, discussion papers, and WTO recommendations. IPC's ongoing activities and new initiatives are also published in newsletters and in annual reports. IPC's eNewsletter, the Agritrade Forum, is issued quarterly. Subscribe to the Agritrade Forum and start receiving these issues now!

Position Paper

An IPC position paper outlines an official position of all IPC members on an issue. Recent examples include:

• Agricultural Export Restrictions: Welfare Implications and Trade Disciplines

          January 2009

• The Domestic Impact of Export Restrictions: The Case of Argentina

          July 2008

• Reconciling Food Safety with Import Facilitation Objectives: Helping Developing Country Producers Meet U.S. and EU Food Requirements Through Transatlantic Cooperation

          June 2008

• Making Agricultural Trade Reform Work for the Poor
  June 2005
• A New Approach to Special and Differential Treatment
  September 2004
• Agenda Options for Agricultural Policy Reform in the Seattle Round
  September 1999
• State Trading and The WTO: Reforming the Rules for Agriculture
  September 1999
• Reforming Global Meat Policy and Regulations
  November 1998
• Plant Biotechnology and Global Food Production: Trade Implications
  October 1998
• Building a Global Open Food System
  August 1998
• The Role of Regionalism in Agricultural Trade Reform
  June 1998
• Agriculture and EU Enlargement to the East
  March 1997
• Attaining Global Food Security by 2025
  November 1996
• Dairy Policy in the Post-Uruguay Round Era
  August 1996
• Sugar Policy in the Post-Uruguay Round Era
  August 1996

Issue Brief

Issue Briefs clarify and articulate an issue more clearly, so as to set the stage for future research, analysis, and recommendations. Recent examples include:

• An Examination of U.S. and EU Government Support to Biofuels: Early Lessons
  October 2007
• The 2007 US Farm Bill: Implications for Developing Countries
  September 2007
• Between Safety and Commerce: How Sanitary Measures Affect Global Dairy Trade
  July 2007
• Economic Partnership Agreements Between the EU and Africa:
  The Importance of Trade and Development
  July 2007
• US Farm Programs and African Cotton
  February 2007
• Unblocking the Doha Round Impasse:
  Possible Scenarios for the Agricultural Negotiations
  November 2006
• Specific Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization: Sugar
  October 2006
• Implications of WTO Litigation for the WTO Agricultural Negotiations - Issue Brief 19
  March 2006
• The Costs of Implementing the Biosafety Protocol - A Look at Brazil-- Issue Brief 18
  March 2006
• The Costs of Implementing the Biosafety Protocol: A Look at China-- Issue Brief 17
  March 2006
• Specific Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalization: Oilseeds - Issue Brief 16
  October 2005
• The US Farm Bill and the Doha Negotiations: On Parallel Tracks or a Collision Course? - Issue Brief 15
  September 2005
• Building on the July Framework Agreement: Options for Agriculture
  Executive Summary only
  June 2005
• The Potential Impacts of the Biosafety Protocol on Agricultural Commodity Trade - Issue Brief 5
  December 2004
• Trade Litigation in Agriculture: Limiting the Abuse of Trade Remedies - Issue Brief 4
  July 25, 2004
• GM Technology: Assessing the issues confronting developing countries - Issue Brief 3
  July 25, 2004
• Beyond Special and Differential Treatment - Issue Brief 2
  August 15, 2003
• Revisiting Special Preferences for Developing Countries - Issue Brief 1
  May 1, 2003

Policy Focus

An IPC Policy Focus provides a very concise overview of an issue, and an explanation of the current trade and agricultural policy landscapes in response to current policy developments.

• International Climate Change Negotiations and Agriculture

          May 2009 (ICTSD-IPC Platform Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade:  

          Promoting Policy Coherence)

• Agricultural Export Restrictions

          January 2009

• Implications for Brazil of the July 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities

          September 2008 (Collaboration with ICTSD and IFPRI)

• An Overview Assessment of the Revised Draft WTO Modalities for Agriculture

  June 2008 (Collaboration with ICTSD and IFPRI)

• Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities

          June 2008 (Collaboration with ICTSD and IFPRI)

• Implications for the European Union of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities

June 2008 (Collaboration with ICTSD and IFPRI)

• Implications for India of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities

June 2008 (Collaboration with ICTSD and IFPRI)

• US Farm Policy and the White Commodities: Cotton, Rice, Sugar and Milk
  June 2007
• US Food Aid Policy and the Farm Bill
  May 2007
• Energy and the Farm Bill
  April 2007
• Should the Green Box be Modified?
  April 2007
• US Farm Bill Subsidies and World Commodity Markets
  April 2007
• The Farm Bill, Doha, the Budget (and Ethanol!)
  March 2007

Discussion Paper

Discussion Papers explore a topic and do not take an official position on an issue. They usually present key findings and raise questions for future papers.

• Food Security: The Role of Agricultural Trade

June 2009

• An Examination of Social Standards in Biofuels Sustainability Criteria
  December 2008
• Should the Green Box be Modified?
  March 2007
• Biofuels: Promises and Constraints
  December 2006
• WTO Disciplines and Biofuels: Opportunities and Constraints in the Creation of a Global Marketplace
  October 2006
• Options for the WTO Modalities for Agriculture
  May 2006
• The Potential Impacts of the Biosafety Protocol on Agricultural Commodity Trade
  December 26, 2004
• Geographical Indications
  August 2003
• Recommendations for Enhancing Consumer Confidence in Agricultural Biotechnology
  May 2002

WTO Recommendation

IPC issues WTO Recommendations periodically in response to developments in the WTO agricultural negotiations. View recent examples:

• IPC Statement on the agricultural negotiations framework
  June 14, 2004
• Twenty Five Ways to Improve the Derbez Draft on Agriculture
  February 10, 2004
• IPC Statement on Recommendations for the Cancun Ministerial Meeting
  June 20, 2003
• IPC Recommendations for the Doha Agricultural Negotiations
  January 21, 2003

Agri-Trade Forum Newsletter

Inside This Issue of the Agri-Trade Forum

• The Perils of Protectionism Examined
• Ten Considerations for the G20
• IPC and ICTSD Launch New Platform
• IPC Membership Updates
• Upcoming Papers

Read this issue: Vol. 18 No.1, March 2009

Archives

2008

• Vol. 17 No. 3, November 2008
• Vol. 17 No. 2, August 2008
• Vol. 17 No. 1, April 2008

2007

• Vol. 16 No. 4, November 2007
• Vol. 16 No. 3, July 2007

• Vol. 16 No. 2, April 2007
• Vol. 16 No. 1, February 2007

2006

• Vol. 15 No. 4, November 2006
• Vol. 15 No. 3, July 2006
• Vol. 15 No. 2, April 2006
• Vol. 15 No. 1, January 2006

2005

• Vol. 14 No. 4, Oct 2005
• Vol. 14 No. 3, July 2005
• Vol. 14 No. 2, April 2005
• Vol. 14 No. 1, January 2005

2004

• Vol. 13 No. 4, October 2004
• Vol. 13 No. 3, July 2004
• Vol. 13 No. 1-2, April 2004

2003

• Vol. 12 No. 4, October 2003
• Vol. 12 No. 3, July 2003
• Vol. 12 No. 2, May 2003
• Vol. 12 No. 1, March 2003

2002

• Vol. 11, No. 3, October 2002
• Vol. 11 No. 2, July 2002

Annual Reports

Annual Reports present a concise, yet detailed overview of IPC's activities for the previous year. View recent Annual Reports:

• Annual Report: 2007
• Annual Report: 2006
• Annual Report: 2005
• Annual Report: 2004
• Annual Report: 2003

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