Agricultural trade, always a source of international friction, will remain a contentious issue in the years to come. The GATT agreement achieved only partial trade liberalization; recognizing this, the agreement calls for a continuation of the negotiation process to achieve the long-run goal of a “substantial reduction in agricultural support

Why bother with agricultural trade negotiations? From food crisis to trade crisis: agricultural trade, 1970-86; Production and trade in commodities; The link between agricultural policy and trade policy; The rules for agricultural trade in the GATT; Framing the issues; Policy recommendations.

Trade in temperate zone farm products between the developed countries has been beset with problems since the GATT's inception in 1947. The basic problem was always that the conditions in world agricultural markets were distorted by the national agricultural policies followed by all developed countries - policies which national authorities

Books about Agricultural Situation

Books about Agriculture in the GATT