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Searching with a thematic focus on Agriculture and food, Trade Policy in Bangladesh

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  Undercutting small farmers:Rice trade in Bangladesh and WTO negotiation

  2005

  The current decadent practice of protection in agriculture through the principle of unfairness and injustice based on riches rather need has put about 22.93 million farmers, more than half of the employed population, at bay in Bangladesh.
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  Jute Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options

  Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2009

  The present study aims to understand the changes in structure and composition of jute manufacturing sector of Bangladesh and analyse economic, technological, managerial and labour related issues of the jute manufacturing sector under different regimes.
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  Genetically modified food and international trade : The case of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2007

  This paper studies the potential effects of introducing genetically modified (GM) food crops in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the presence of trade-related regulations of GM food in major importers. It focuses on GM field crops (rice, wheat, maize, soybeans, and cotton) resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, such as drought-resistant rice.
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  Breaking new ground: livelihood choices, opportunities and tradeoffs for women and girls in rural Bangladesh

  IDL Group, 2004

  This report discusses the type and nature of changes that Bangladeshi rural women and girls perceive as the most important. The report, based on field analysis, finds that women and girls are participating in and in many cases driving changes in rural areas of Bangladesh.The report highlights the fact that significant changes are taking place in rural life throughout Bangladesh.
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  Policy (in) coherence in European Union support to developing countries: a three country case study

  ActionAid International, 2003

  What is the impact of a range of EU policies on poor people in Bangladesh, Brazil and Kenya? This paper examines key policy areas (including trade, aid, agricultural policies and support to Foreign Direct Investment) to assess the coherence of EU policy in supporting development.
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  Trade Liberalisation and the Crop Sector in Bangladesh

  Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2003

  The liberalisation of the crop sector in Bangladesh will affect more than just production and imports. As the source of staple food, livelihood and employment for millions of people, changes in the crop sector could have far-reaching impacts on poverty and welfare. This paper addresses some of these issues and their implications.
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  The Uruguay Round and South Asia : an overview of the impact and opportunities

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1995

  South Asia remains less liberal in trade policy than East Asia, including China. The Uruguay Round's most dramatic effect on South Asia will be the removal of non tariff barriers on the region's exports to the rest of the world.

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