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Ten Years of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture: Problems and Prospects

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Publication date
11/06/2013
Number of Pages
6
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Working Papers & Briefs
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Market / Trade
Type of Risk:
Market-related
Commodity:
Crops
Author
Naty Bernardino
Organization
International Gender and Trade Network

Ten years ago, governments inked the Beijing Platform for Action and committed among other things to “develop agricultural and fishing sectors in order to ensure household and national food security by allocating the necessary financial, technical and human resources”. (BPFA Government Commitment 58e)  They also committed to “formulate and implement policies and programs that enhance the access of women agricultural and fisheries producers to financial, technical, extension and marketing services; provide access to land, appropriate infrastructure and technology in order to increase women’s income and promote household food security…

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