- Domestic Support:
- Governments provide support to farmers (e.g., price support, input subsidies).
- AoA categorizes these to distinguish trade-distorting from non-distorting support.
- Aims to reduce trade-distorting support (Amber Box).
- Significance: Impacts production levels and international prices.
- Export Subsidies:
- The text mentions “export subsidies” in the context of AoA’s objective to discipline and reduce domestic support.
- It does not explicitly detail export subsidies as a separate provision.
- Significance: Directly lowers export prices, making products more competitive internationally.
- Market Access:
- The text mentions “market access” as a key provision in the Uruguay Round.
- Significance: Aims to reduce tariffs and non-tariff barriers to allow agricultural products to enter foreign markets more freely.