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Study on Food Promotion Policy

Best practices in export promotion: Experience in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Year of publication 2016

Pages 35 p.

Author Kondraciuk, P.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) For many years, especially before the final decisions of GATT/WTO negotiations, the main method that countries applied to boost exports of agricultural and food products was export subsidies. They were applied at different levels, with different rules and on different product groups. Export subsidies strongly influence the competitiveness of products placed on the world market. But now, in many cases the application of export subsidies is no longer possible.

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