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Implications of WTO Membership for Pacific Island Countries on the Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Sectors

Year of publication 2003

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This study analyses the implications of WTO membership for Pacific Island Countries in terms of food, agriculture, fisheries and forestry. Pacific Ministers of Agriculture requested the study at a meeting in 2001. The Ministers recognized the importance o

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