WTO’s explanation of the 08-02-08 Agriculture text
The compromise draft issued by the negotiating group chairman is more than a ‘text’: after 7 years, this is, for the first time, an attempt at coherent proposals couched in the language of an agreeement. This summary, prepared by journalists in the WTO’s Information Division, makes the text almost comprehensible.
The main purpose of this note is to walk you through the revised draft text circulated by Ambassador Crawford Falconer, chairperson of the agriculture negotiations, on 8 February 2008. It summarizes the main points of the text and indicates where changes have been made compared with the previous draft circulated in July 2”(WTO)Here’s my analysis of the (probably soggy and potentially retrograde impact) of the proposals.
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