Overview
- Examines the various provisions of Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) related to food security and highlights the progress in negotiations on public stockholding under Doha Round
- Provides a comprehensive analysis of food security policies in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe from the perspective of the WTO rules
- Highlights the problems faced by developing countries in implementing food security policies due to existing provisions of the AoA
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About the author
Sachin Kumar Sharma is working at the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi. He completed his PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has undertaken research on various issues related to WTO, International trade and agriculture negotiations. He has authored many reports for the Government of India on various issues related to Green box, India’s domestic support notifications, food security, Agreement on Agriculture, G-33 proposal on food security, among others. Currently, he is actively engaged on issues relating to food security and WTO. His research interests include WTO, subsidies, food security, free trade agreement, CGE modelling and agriculture negotiations.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The WTO and Food Security
Book Subtitle: Implications for Developing Countries
Authors: Sachin Kumar Sharma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2179-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Centre for WTO Studies (CWS), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2178-7Published: 07 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9551-1Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2179-4Published: 28 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 218
Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations
Topics: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, International Relations, Development Studies, Public Policy, Food Science