Domestic production of wheat, rice, cotton and sugarcane has experienced severe implicit taxation, averaging $1.72 billion per year during 2006-08. These distortions to producer incentives, which have resulted in huge resource transfers, must be removed if Pakistan is to address the recurring...

Sudan is currently negotiating its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). In order to benefit from its accession to the WTO, Sudan should reorient its agricultural policy towards increasing global competitiveness by raising agricultural productivity, reducing direct and indirect...