Africa’s key issues in WTO negotiations, MC14 and beyond

Sunday, Ogwuche; Muriuki, Nelly Rita

Africa’s key issues in WTO negotiations, MC14 and beyond

Autores

Sunday, Ogwuche

Muriuki, Nelly Rita

Editor

International Food Policy Research Institute
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Descripción

At the creation of the multilateral trading system in 1948, agriculture was formally covered by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), including principles such as tariff bindings and non-discrimination. In practice, however, agriculture remained largely exempt from strict multilateral disciplines, as governments maintained wide policy space to support domestic farm sectors through subsidies, price controls, and non-tariff measures. This flexibility largely reflected the concerns of major agricultural economies, while developing countries, including many in Africa, remained primarily exporters of primary commodities with limited influence over global rule-making.