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Effects of Agricultural Liberalisation: Experiences of Rural Producers in Developing Countries (No. 23)

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USD 6.00 Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 983-2729-38-6
Year: 2004
No. of pages: 40
Size of book: 16.5cm x 24cm
Author: Meenakshi Raman
About the Book

There has been increasing interest in the experiences of small rural producers in developing countries in their interaction with the market. Many international agencies, policy makers and academics have been advocating a closer integration of rural producers and the agriculture sector of developing countries with the market, both local and global, as a vital (even a necessary) route for the rural population to get out of the cycle of poverty.

There are, however, increasing concerns for the developing countries such as the strong barriers against market access in the developed countries, and the former having increasingly liberalised their agricultural imports and opening themselves to the risk of competing with cheaper imports.

This paper presents a survey of the experiences of rural producers in developing countries of several major regions — Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Arabia, andAsia— following the liberalisation of agriculture in these countries. Its objective is also to examine cases where rural producers face competition from imports which can reduce their incomes or even displace them from their livelihoods. Information, cases and insights are derived from sources such as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) the FAO, NGOs, academics and experts and articles in newspapers and magazines.


About the Author

MEENAKSHI RAMAN is presently the Chairperson of Friends of the Earth International (FOEI), which is a global network of environmental groups in 70 countries. She is also Secretary General of Sahabat A] am Malaysia (FOE, Malaysia). Meenakshi has focused on issues relating to agriculture, trade and environment, intellectual property rights and biodiversity and the impact of corporations on local communities. She is also Legal Advisor to the Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) and has represented TWN in many international conferences.


Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CASES FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
(a) Mexican Farmers Affected by Cheap Imports
(b) Haiti and Rice
(c) Honduras and Rice
(d) Dominican Republic and the Dairy Sector
(e) Jamaica and the Dairy Sector
(f) Uruguay and Milk 3

CASES FROM AFRICA AND ARAB REGIONS
(a) Ghana and Agriculture Food Crops
(i)Competition from subsidized Italian tomato paste
(ii)Urban consumers preference for cheap imports
(iii)Problem of cheap imports of maize and soya

(b) Mozambique and the Cashew Nut Sector
(i)Price reforms
(ii)Marketing reforms
(iii)Privatisation
(iv)Effects of liberalisation

(c) Swaziland and Sugar

(d)Kenya and Wheat

(e)West and Central Africa: Observations from IFAD officials

(f)Near East and North Africa Region 4

CASES FROM THE ASIAN REGION

(a)Globalisation and the Upland Poor

(b)Cases of Cheap Imports Affecting Local Farmers
(i)Asian farmers' associations asking for protection from cheap imports
(ii)Sri Lanka farmers facing competition from imports
(iii)Philippines and poultry sector
(iv)China and impending competition after entry into WTO
(v)India and import of skimmed milk, butter oil and milk powder
(vi)Indonesian farmers affected by cheap imports

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