[20040116]RS21712_非洲棉花倡议和世贸组织农业谈判.pdf

1Theoriginalproposal,WTONegotiationsonAgriculture,PovertyReduction:SectoralInitiativein Favour of Cotton: Joint proposal by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali, Committee onAgriculture, Special Session, TN/AG/GEN/4, May 16, 2003, was revised in WTO, GeneralCouncil, Poverty Reduction: Sectoral Initiative on Cotton: Wording of Paragraph 27 of theRevised Draft Cancun Ministerial Text: Communication from Benin, WT/GC/W/516, October7, 2003.These documents can be retrieved from http:/www.wto.org.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21712January 16, 2004The African Cotton Initiative and WTOAgriculture Negotiationsnaer ed actedSenior Specialist in Agricultural PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryIn World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations on agriculture, a group ofAfrican countries have proposed that all subsidies for cotton be eliminated by the endof four years. The proposal also advocates compensating African cotton producingcountries for revenues estimated to be lost due to cotton subsidies. The United States,whichprovidessubstantialproduction-relatedsubsidiestocottonproducers,agreestha