Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

analysis and sheds light on the pulse crop production, price, trade, and consumption patterns observed in the developing world … growing pulse requirements through increased imports and have now become net importers of pulses. Trade in pulses grew more … rapidly between 1994 and 2008 than output. The expansion in international trade of pulses has provided a good opportunity for …

There have been important changes in the international trade of processed and high-value added food products from …, and explores possible reasons for the trends, focusing on trade policies in less-developed countries (LDCs) and developed … countries (DCs). The paper argues that national trade policies and other economic policies appear to have been relatively …

This chapter assesses livestock productivity in the developing world in the context of growing demand for livestock … international markets. Issues related to the roles of the various partners in livestock research are also considered and modalities … discussed. The chapter starts discussing the factors affecting livestock development and how these factors interact at different …