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Asian Rice Policies and WTO Commitments on Domestic Support Under Existing and Proposed Doha Round Provisions

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  • Yang, Min-Hsien
  • Blandford, David

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We examine current rice policies in four major Asian countries (China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), their relationship to current WTO disciplines, and to those proposed under the Doha negotiations. WTO disciplines have prompted some changes in rice policies, but disciplines of domestic support are unlikely to impose serious constraints in the future. Using the example of Taiwan, we examine how existing support policies could be changed to reduce domestic distortions and satisfy WTO commitments. Changing from existing amber box payments to those that would likely qualify for inclusion under the blue or green boxes could allow greater market orientation in Taiwan’s rice market, while satisfying food security and farm income support objectives.

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  • Yang, Min-Hsien & Blandford, David, 2011. "Asian Rice Policies and WTO Commitments on Domestic Support Under Existing and Proposed Doha Round Provisions," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103665, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea11:103665
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.103665
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    1. David Blandford & Ivar Gaasland & Roberto Garcia & Erling Vårdal, 2010. "How Effective are WTO Disciplines on Domestic Support and Market Access for Agriculture?," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(11), pages 1470-1485, November.
    2. Orden,David & Blandford,David & Josling,Tim (ed.), 2011. "WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9781107005440, November.
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      • Tobias, Annette & Molina, Imelda & Valera, Harold Glenn & Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul & Mohanty, Samarendu, 2012. "Handbook on Rice Policy for Asia," IRRI Books, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), number 164450.
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