This chapter identifies measures in the framework of the world trade order, which could be used for the promotion of traditional knowledge (TK) products and how they could be adopted to better serve the goals of equity and food security. The measures considered are: (i) positive measures, such as...

This chapter places organic farming within the current World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. It looks at the WTO negotiations on agriculture and on trade/environment linkages and points to possible consequences for organic farmers. It is suggested that the trend toward agricultural...

This chapter analyses the impact of OECD policies, particularly US farm programmes, on the developing countries. It separately considers: (i) the impact of OECD domestic support programmes on world markets through their impact on OECD agricultural exports; and (ii) OECD protection of agricultural...

This chapter starts with an overview of the agricultural policies in the EU, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, focusing on the general policy objectives and the types of instruments applied. It then deals with the quantitative level of agricultural support in the countries concerned, based...