No. 8. Food aid in the context of international and domestic markets and the Doha Round

FAO

No. 8. Food aid in the context of international and domestic markets and the Doha Round

FAO trade policy technical notes on issues related to the WTO negotiations on agriculture

Year of publication 2005

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Trade policy briefs

Series number No. 8

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This technical note reviews major developments in the international food aid system and different positions on the effectiveness and impact of food aid. It also attempts to clarify the terminology, definitions and concepts used in discussions on food aid, with a view to improving the process of analysis and to help focus the debate under the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Framework Agreement on Agriculture adopted on 1 August 2004, which has called for negotiations on food aid disciplines.

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