Doha Round and the trade with agricultural products

Abstract

Trade with agricultural products represent a central issue in the Doha Round negotiations, as also happened in the previous round, Uruguay, when were initiated most of the measures to eliminate barriers in agricultural products trade. The importance of this chapter is also outlined by the fact that suspension of Doha Round negotiations in July 2006 was due in good measure to the impossibility of reaching a common point in the agricultural issue. To achieve consensus are necessary agreements on three major issues on the agricultural policy of the countries which are part of the WTO: market access, export subsidies and internal policies to support agriculture. Our approach seeks to identify the main barriers to agricultural products trade, the benefits that liberalization would have on the global economy and the goals in this direction of the Doha Round.