Cereal Policies Review, 1997-98

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The 1997-98 edition of Cereal Policies Review is the seventh of an annual series on recent developments in national cereal policies. The series is a response to the considerable interest in developments in cereal policies in both the national and international arenas. It is hoped that the information provided will be of use to policy-makers and others concerned with the broader issues of agricultural development and food security.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

1. REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN NATIONAL CEREAL POLICIES

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Production Policy
1.2.1 Policies Affecting Producer Prices and Production Incentives in Developing Countries
1.2.2 Policy Initiatives the Developed Countries
1.3 Marketing and Stocking Policy
1.4 Consumption Policy
1.4.1 Consumer Price Decontrol and Subsidy Measures
1.5 International Trade Policy
1.5.1 Trade Regulations Affecting Imports and Market Access
1.5.2 Trade Measures Influencing Exports
1.6 Other Agricultural Policy Initiatives

2. CEREAL STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions and Categories of State Trading Enterprises
2.3 Historical Coverage of STEs in the GATT
2.4 Changes in the Activities of STEs Pre- and Post-Uruguay Round
2.4.1 Cereal STEs in Asia
2.4.2 Cereal STEs in Africa
2.4.3 Cereal STEs in Latin America
2.4.4 Cereal STEs in the Developed Countries
2.5 Issues Associated with STEs
2.6 Conclusions

3. FOOD SUBSIDY POLICIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Types of Food Subsidy Programmes
3.3 Requirements and Policy Options for Designing Food Subsidy Programmes
3.4 Implications of Food Subsidy Programmes for Government Policy
3.5 Conclusions

List of Boxes

1. The Government of the Philippines New Institutional and Policy Reform Framework for the Grains Sector Development
2. A Comparison of the New Privatized AWB and the Amended CWB
3. Updates on the Status of the North American Free Trade Agreement
4. Key Objectives of Thailand’s Agricultural Development Plan
5. Range of STE Activities Based on Notifications to the WTO
6. The Public Distribution System in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh

Cereal Policies Review, 1997-98

List of Tables

1. Initial Payments for Wheat in 1997/98
2. Minimum and Maximum Reference Import Prices for Honduras
3. STEs Notified to the WTO
4. Distribution of Agricultural STEs
5. Operational Activities: Asia
6. Operational Activities: Africa
7. Operational Activities: Latin America

Index of Countries

Contents of the Previous Issues of this Review