Inputs/Production
Domestic policy
All governments must have the right to define
their own domestic agricultural policy, in
order to ensure that the major concerns of
their citizens are met, including the provision
of safe and secure supplies of food for their
people, the well-being of rural communities
and environmental concerns. Trade rules
should also permit domestic policy measures
which promote stability of supplies, such
as safety nets, orderly marketing and supply
management. Governments should ensure
that domestic policy is fully transparent,
complies with international obligations and
does not disrupt global markets.
Sanitary and phyto-sanitary
standards
In setting standards with the objective
of protecting human, animal, plant and
environmental health, governments should
ensure they are based on sound science
and should adopt internationally agreed
standards in line with the WTO SPS agreement.
Least developing countries
and developing countries
It is important that trade does not undermine
the development of fledging agricultural
sectors which have the potential to contribute
to economic growth and more viable rural
communities. Trade agreements should
therefore have built-in provisions to address
these needs on the basis of special and
differential treatment which takes account of
different levels of economic development.
Food aid
Genuine food aid for humanitarian purposes
should be secured in order to address natural
and manmade disasters, but must be carried
out in a manner that does not damage domestic
markets or distort international trade and is not
a disguised export subsidy.
Governments should address food aid needs
resulting from disasters first and foremost by
sourcing in the country concerned, providing
this does not undermine affordable access
to food.
Consultation with producers’
organisations
Producers are critical stakeholders in the global
and rural agricultural economy. Representative
producers’ organisations must therefore be
fully consulted in the decisions to open trade
negotiations involving agriculture, including
those at bilateral, multilateral and plurilateral
level.
The WFO will support proactive, results-
driven and transparent negotiating processes
in which governments provide impact
assessments of the consequences of trade
agreements for the agricultural sector and
inform and consult their producers throughout
the negotiating process.
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