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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.

Most Recent Publications

2013

• A Post-Bali Food Security Agenda

December 2013

• Food Security: New Market Variables and Rational Public Policy Choices

May 2013

• Achieving a Successful Outcome for Agriculture in the EU-U.S. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement

February 2013

2012

• Agricultural Export Restrictions and International Trade Law: A Way Forward

September 2012

2011

• Keeping an Eye on the Ball: The Need to Prioritize US and EU Research and Development Funding for Agriculture

December 2011 (Policy Focus)

• The Economic Impacts of Asynchronous Authorizations and Low Level Presence: An Overview

  October 2011 (Discussion Paper)

• China's Agricultural Biotechnology Regulations - Export and Import Considerations

October 2011(Discussion Paper)

• Asynchronous Approvals of GM Products and the Codex Annex: What Low Level Presence Policy for Vietnam?

October 2011 (Discussion Paper)

• Farm Policy in the US and the EU: The Status of Reform and the Choices Ahead

September 2011 (Discussion Paper)

• The Future of Direct Payments

September 2011 (Policy Focus)

• Economic Partnership Agreements and African Regional Integration: Have negotiations helped or hindered regional integration?

August 2011

• Measuring the Impact of SPS Standards on Market Access

July 2011 (Policy Focus/Background Brief for Non Tariff Measures Seminar)

• Tracking the Implementation of Internationally Agreed Standards in Food and Agricultural Production

July 2011 (Policy Focus/Background Brief for Non Tariff Measures Seminar)

• Doha and Beyond: Continuing the Reform of the International Trade System for Food and Agricultural Products

  June 2011 (Position Paper)

• Leveraging Private Sector Investments in Developing Country Agrifood Systems

May 2011 (Chicago Council on Global Affairs Publication)

• OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 44: Regional Trade Agreements - Treatment of Agriculture

May 2011(OECD Publication)

• Executive Summary: Survey Mapping of U.S. and EU Public and Private Sector Activity in Southern & Eastern African Agriculture

January 2011

Position Paper

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

• Biofuel and Biomass Subsidies in the U.S., EU and Brazil

September 2010 (Position Paper)

• CSIS Global Food Security Project: The Role of Markets and Trade in Food Security

June 2010

• The Doha Round and Alternative Options for Creating a Fair and Market-Oriented Agricultural Trade System

          November 2009

• Strategic Framework for Food Security in APEC

          November 2009

• ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: Considerations for Policymakers

           October 2009 (ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade    

           Promoting Policy Coherence)

• 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:

• AGOA Countries: Considerations in Exporting Horticultural Products to the United States

           July 2010

• White Paper on Trade and Development Policy with Sub-Saharan Africa

February 2010

• The Role of International Trade in Climate Change Adaptation

           December 2009 (ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade

           Promoting Policy Coherence)

• Climate Change and Developing Country Agriculture: An Overview of Expected Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation Challenges, and Funding Requirements

           December 2009 (ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade

           Promoting Policy Coherence)

• The Treatment of Agriculture in Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas

           October 2009

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policies and Agriculture: Implications for Production Incentives and International Trade Disciplines

August 2009 (ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade Promoting Policy Coherence)

• 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.

• Measuring the Impact of SPS Standards on Market Access

July 2011 (Background Brief for Non Tariff Measures Seminar)

• Tracking the Implementation of Internationally Agreed Standards in Food and Agricultural Production

July 2011 (Background Brief for Non Tariff Measures Seminar)

• Biofuels and Food Security: Time to Consider Safety Valves?

February 2011 (Policy Focus) cialis india

• Biofuel and Biomass Subsidies and WTO Rules

September 2010 (Policy Focus)

• U.S. Tariff Rate Quotas and AGOA Market Access

July 2010

• Horticultural Exports from AGOA Countries to the U.S.: Challenges and Considerations

           July 2010

• The Doha Round and Alternative Options for Creating a Fair and Market-Oriented Agricultural Trade System

          November 2009

• 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.

• ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: Promoting Policy Coherence

May 2009 - May 2010

• Related: Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing countries: Policy options for innovation and technology diffusion

February 2012

• AGOA and Agriculture

August 2009

• 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

Annual Reports

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

• Annual Report: 2011/2012
• Annual Report: 2010
• Annual Report: 2009
• Annual Report: 2008
• Annual Report: 2007
• Annual Report: 2006
• Annual Report: 2005
• Annual Report: 2004
• Annual Report: 2003

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