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    Liberalizing agricultural trade and developing countries

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2002
    Agriculture has been a special case in which trade liberalisation has not progressed since a considerable period, while subsidisation and protection of agriculture remain the norm in developed countries. This paper reflects the outcome of a conference dedicated for liberalising agricultural trade and developmental concerns of low-income economies.
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    Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: scenarios, results, policy options

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010
    This report addresses the potential scale and geography of climate change in order to identify which populations and areas will be most affected and to help policy makers facilitate adaptation.
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    The impact of Syria’s accession to the WTO on agricultural sector

    National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 2012
    Syria has a sensitive agricultural sector which will be inevitably influenced by its accession to the WTO. This publication is the first study that examines the possible impacts of Syria’s accession to the WTO on its agricultural sector, focusing particularly on agricultural trade.
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    Financial Assistance for Jute Sector

    2012
    At the time of every budget, proposals are floated for addressing the problems of the jute sector. Readymade garment, ceramics, cement and many other sectors are operating profitably inspite of power problem and high interest rate. It is true that jute industry is associated with livelihood of many people. Even if these mills are closed, government will have to pay to many agencies.
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    EU Ban, HACCP Compliance and Shrimp Exports from Bangladesh

    2012
    The paper evaluates the impact of the European Union import ban on shrimps from Bangladesh in 1997 and HACCP compliance on Bangladesh’s shrimp exports by using an augmented gravity model. Panel estimation method was applied to capture the import country effect.
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    Dynamics and Causality among Exports, Imports and Income in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009
    The objective of this paper is to examine the causality among exports, imports and income in Bangladesh. Bangladesh provides a good case for studying this relationship because of significant dependence of its major export, namely, ready made garments, on imported inputs. This paper differs from the existing studies in several ways.
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    Trade policy, trade and food security in the Caribbean: structural issues, multilateral negotiations and competitiveness

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    There is considerable controversy over the impacts of trade policy and trade on food security. This book provides an overview of the interface between trade, trade policy and food security in the Caribbean. The publication also focuses on the Caribbean region as a component of the Small and Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) group.
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    A review of agricultural policies: case study of Jamaica

    Caribbean Community Secretariat, 2005
    Although facing declining economic fortunes, the agricultural sector in Jamaica continues to play a pivotal role with respect to food security and rural livelihoods. This report provides an analytical review of the major policy provisions for the agricultural sector in Jamaica. The document highlights that:
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    The role and value of local knowledge in Jamaican agriculture: adaptation and change in small-scale farming

    2007
    In Jamaica, traditional cropping systems based on local informal knowledge have been practiced since the days of slavery and play a vital role in meeting food security. This paper discusses some conceptual and empirical issues related to the application of local knowledge among small scale food farmers in central Jamaica.
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    Trade policy and food security: the implications of the WTO’s agreement on agriculture for Caribbean small vulnerable economies (SVEs)

    United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2011
    Agriculture is instrumental in the socio-economic development of Caribbean small, vulnerable economies (SVEs). This paper focuses on the impact of WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) on food security in Caribbean SVEs.

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