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Does the WTO Agreement on Agriculture Endanger Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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The paper examines the state of food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), based on an analysis of a selection of indicators of food security and nutritional wellbeing during the period 1990-2002 within the context of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.

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  • Samuel K. Gayi, 2006. "Does the WTO Agreement on Agriculture Endanger Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa?," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-60, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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