Food Security Box

Food security box in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, food security box is: a proposal made in 2001 by India to amend the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Key elements of the box would be: (a) government service programs, food security stocks, domestic food aid, natural disaster relief, structural adjustment programs, environmental support measures, poverty alleviation, rural development and rural employment programs to be exempt from subsidy reduction programs, (b) developing countries to have flexibility in providing agricultural subsidies, (c) flexibility for developing countries in the administration of tariff bindings and (d) developing countries to be exempt from making minimum market access commitments. See also development box.[1]

Food security boxin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Food security box” entry (OAS)

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