Les négociations de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur l’agriculture lors de la 14e Conférence ministérielle quelle est la situation actuelle et sur quels points les pays les moins avancés peuvent-ils progresser ?

The document analyzes the deadlock in WTO agricultural negotiations regarding domestic support, public food stocks, and market access. It argues that while global breakthroughs are unlikely, LDCs can focus on three achievable goals: reducing trade-distorting cotton subsidies, improving market access for cotton and its by-products, and securing exemptions from export restrictions on food and agricultural products. It also notes an emerging trend of informal dialogues within the WTO to link agricultural trade with sustainable development.

• WTO agricultural negotiations are currently stalled due to long-standing disagreements over domestic support, public food stocks for food security in developing countries, and market access for agricultural products.
• Developing countries argue that the current method for calculating market price support is obsolete because it relies on a fixed reference price from 1986-1988, which fails to account for inflation and artificially inflates reported support levels.
• LDCs face significant economic harm from high levels of trade-distorting domestic support for cotton provided by a few large producing countries, which lowers global prices and reduces incomes for LDC exporters.
• LDCs experience 'tariff escalation' in the cotton sector, where processed goods like cotton fabrics and yarns face higher tariffs than raw cotton, hindering industrial modernization and diversification.
• Exempting LDCs from export restrictions on food and agricultural products could protect them from global price spikes, as LDCs are net food importers and their share of global trade is relatively small.
• There is a growing trend of using trade agreements to promote sustainable agriculture; between 1997 and 2024, OECD members implemented 130 such measures, with nearly 60% adopted in the last seven years.
• The WTO's informal 'Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture', launched by Brazil and joined by China and Switzerland, explores how trade policy can foster sustainable outcomes without establishing binding rules.

APA

Calvo, F. (n.d.). Les négociations de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur l’agriculture lors de la 14e Conférence ministérielle quelle est la situation actuelle et sur quels points les pays les moins avancés peuvent-ils progresser ? International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/policy-analysis/wto-mc14-agriculture-negotiations-ldcs

Chicago

Calvo, Facundo. Les négociations de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur l’agriculture lors de la 14e Conférence ministérielle quelle est la situation actuelle et sur quels points les pays les moins avancés peuvent-ils progresser ? International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/policy-analysis/wto-mc14-agriculture-negotiations-ldcs.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{calvondles, author = {Calvo, Facundo}, title = {{Les négociations de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur l’agriculture lors de la 14e Conférence ministérielle quelle est la situation actuelle et sur quels points les pays les moins avancés peuvent-ils progresser ?}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/policy-analysis/wto-mc14-agriculture-negotiations-ldcs}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }