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Small island developing states - agricultural production and trade, preferences and policy (pdf 666kb)

This comprehensive report analyses the agricultural sectors of "small island developing states" (SIDS) and their relationship with multilateral trade frameworks.

It aims to inform and support the development of more sustainable economic policies for these countries by providing greater understanding into their agricultural export performance and the importance of their existing agricultural preferences.

Topics examined include:

- What characterises and differentiates SIDS from other countries

- The potential for SIDS to receive special consideration in international agricultural relations

- The agricultural production, trade patterns and performance of SIDS

- The impact of agricultural trade preference regimes on SIDS

- Policy issues relating to SIDS in the context of the World Trade Organization and other multilateral trade frameworks

 

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