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    The Impact of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture on Food Security of Acceding Countries: The Case of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-11) Gedefa, Worku; Assefa, Yohannes (PhD)
    Ethiopia, as are most LDCs, had a spasmodic food security problem with in the general spectrum of other socia economic challenges. The country is among the most severely food insecure countries of the world characterized by high reliance onfood imports and international food aid. It is such a high reliance on international food imports that triggered this study of influence of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture onfood security situation of the country. To that ( end, the study used the relevant polices and laws of Ethiopia and the pertinent WTO agreements as a primary source. The copious literatures on the area of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and its bearing on Food Security have been used as secondmy sources. The most important findings of the study include: a) the subsidies commitments to be undertaken under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture provide a sufficient policy space to continue the existing support programmes which are part of the food security strategy of the countly. Thus, the Subsidies, domestic or export, provisions of the WTO AoA does not hinder a soundfood security policy; b) L opening of borders by lowering tariffs, which seems likely, may represent a threat to domestic food production unless higher bound rates are negotiated.
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    The Impact of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture on Food Security of Acceding Countries: The Case of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-11) Gedefa, Worku; Assefa, Yohannes (PhD)
    Ethiopia, as are most LDes, had a spasmodic food security problem with in the general spectrum of other socia economic challenges. The country is among the most severely food insecure countries of the world characterized by high reliance onfood imports and international food aid. It is such a high reliance on international food imports that triggered this study of influence of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture onfood security situation of the country. To that end, the study used the relevant polices and laws of Ethiopia and the pertinent WTO agreements as a primary source. The copious literatures on the area of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and its bearing on Food Security have been used as secondary sources. The most important findings of the study include: a) the subsidies commitments to be undertaken under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture provide a sufficient policy space to continue the existing support programmes which are part of the food security strategy of the country. Thus, the Subsidies, domestic or export, provisions of the WTO AoA does not hinder a sound food security policy; b) opening of borders by lowering tariffs, which seems likely, may represent a threat to domestic food production unless higher bound rates are negotiated.
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    The Impact of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture on Food Security of Acceeding Countries: The Case of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-11) Gedefa, Worku; Assefa, Yohannes (PhD)
    Ethiopia, as are most LDes, had a spasmodic food securily problem with in the general spectrum of other socio economic challenges. The counlry is among the most severely food insecure countries of the world characlerized by high reliance onfood imporls and international food aid. It is such a high reliance on inlernalional food imports thai triggered Ihis sludy of influence of the WTO Agreement on Agricullure on food security situation of the country. To that end, the study used the relevant polices and laws of Ethiopia and the pertinent WTO agreements as a primary source. The copious literatures on Ihe area of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture and ils bearing on Food Security have been used as secondary sources. The most important findings of the study include: aJ Ihe subsidies commilmenlS to be undertaken under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture provide a sufficient policy space to continue the existing suppor! programmes which are part of the food security strategy of the country. Thus, the Subsidies. domestic or export, provisions of the WTO AoA does not hinder a sound food security policy; b) opening of borders by lowering tariffs, which seems likely, may represenl a threat to domestic food production unless higher bound rates are negotiated.