Abstract

During the ongoing agricultural negotiations in the WTO, there have been numerous proposals for an agricultural safeguard mechanism to be provided to developing countries as a special and differential treatment measures. This study provides some detailed consideration of the design of such an instrument, focusing on a mechanism to protect small farmers from the damaging effects of temporary fluctuations in the price and quantity of imported staple food that is sensitive from a food security perspective.

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