Agricultural biotechnology and, specifically, the development of genetically modified (GM)
crops have been controversial for several reasons, including concerns that the technology …

The textile industry is currently one of the biggest industries practicing labor violations and
use of environmentally hazardous processes. This book presents an expert overview of the …

As progressively more farmers in developing countries begin using biotech crops, careful
evaluation of such crops benefits becomes ever more important. This food policy review …

We estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on
agricultural value added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the GTAP …

This chapter compares the distortions to agricultural incentives in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic are dealt with in separate chapters (6 …

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a …

Following an 8‐year‐long dispute over cotton subsidies, Brazil and the US signed a
Memorandum of Understanding on 21 April 2010, effectively paving the way for settling the …

Earnings from farming in many developing countries have been depressed by a pro-urban
bias in own-country policies as well as by governments of richer countries favoring their …

There has been a great deal of public discussion over the impact that agricultural trade
liberalization would likely have, especially on low-income countries. Unfortunately, the …

This article provides estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically
modified (GM) cotton and of its potential impacts beyond the few countries where it is …