América Latina -y en particular la Región Andina- ha experimentado una década de crecimiento superior al registrado en otras regiones del mundo1 y en otros períodos de su historia reciente.2 Este crecimiento ha sido en parte conducido exógenamente por la coyuntura internacional favorable...

The system of exchange rates, border taxes, and subsidies- the agrimonetary system- is incompatible with the goals of EC-1992. This system has led to a breakdown in the concept of common pricing and to distrotions in trade patterns and has created large administrative costs to the EC....

Geographical Indications present significant opportunities for differentiating products or services that are uniquely related to their geographic origin. While they can offer many positive economic, social, cultural, and even environmental benefits, they can also be problematic and therefore...

Exports of processed foods from developing countries have expanded rapidly in recent times, contributing to those countries’ development. Recent research has shown that the developing country exporter’s ‘openness’ and agricultural resource endowment offered significant explanations of...

This paper outlines a methodological approach for use by FAO to collect, analyze and monitor agricultural policy indicators (API) for developing countries. The aim is to establish a consistent and comparable set of policy indicators, allowing analysts to examine whether agriculture in particular...