DOHA DECLARATION AGREEMENT

Doha Declaration Agreement



Doha Declaration Agreement

Doha Agriculture Declaration

The Doha declaration agreement was presented in the fourth Ministerial meeting of the world trade organization on November, 2001. It was the ten page declaration which outlined a comprehensive agenda for the negotiators.

Prior to it, the members of world trade organization confirmed about the gradual reduction of agricultural support and protection. Therefore, the negotiation would continue the process on January, 2000. The negotiation declaration finally launched in the fourth WTO Ministerial Conference in 2001.

Objectives of Doha Agriculture Declaration

The primary long term objective of Doha Declaration aims to strengthen the rules and specific commitments in order to support and protect the farming system. For this purpose, declaration agreement established the fair and market oriented trading system.

The aim behind the Doha declaration agriculture agreement is to correct and prevent the distortions as well as restrictions over the agriculture markets worldwide.

The members of World Trade Organization aim to provide the extensive and significant improvement in accessing the market, phase out all forms of subsidies on export, and diminutions on trade distortion. This commitment leads towards the more better trade outcomes after the reduction of substantial trade barriers which will strengthen the flow of trade in the world market.

The WTO members ensure the substantial differential as well as special treatment as the integral part for the developing countries. This commitment ensures the differential treatment for developing countries so as to be operationally effective as well as it will help such countries to keep track of their developmental needs such as food security and development of rural areas.

According to article 20 of declaration agreement that WTO also intends to take account of all non trade concerns for the negotiation as per the proposal. The non-trade concerns include; food security, rural development, environment, and poverty ...