"The objective of this paper is to review the agricultural trade and domestic policies of the Philippines and to … provide an assessment of the types and levels of domestic support relative to the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO …). Changes in trade protection and support in the Philippines, including tariff structure, quantitative restrictions, and …

but have subsequently tracked export parity international levels following reforms to trade and pricing policies and a … exports of some higher-value products. The industry will need further entrepreneurial initiatives to remain competitive in … international markets. Among the farm households that produce cotton, about 40 percent of total income comes from its production …

Government of Ghana has declared its new development goal of reaching middle-income status by 2015. Achieving this goal will … require Ghana to double its per capita income over the next decade. In this paper we explore the growth experiences of other … that, for Ghana to reach middle-income status it will require careful coordination between increasingly complex …