Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors
A Central America Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has been under negotiation since January 2003. A World Bank report, Opportunities and Challenges for the Agricultural and Agroindustrial Sectors of Central America from a Free Trade Agreement with the Unite...
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okr-10986-103732021-04-23T14:02:50Z Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors Monge-González, Ricardo Loría-Sagot, Miguel González-Vega, Claudio TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROTECTIONISM WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION FREE TRADE AREAS CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT DOMESTIC POLICIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HUMAN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE APPLIED TARIFF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOMESTIC PRODUCTION SUBSIDIES DUMPING ECONOMIC EFFECTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS FISH FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA GDP HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE MARKET ACCESS MEAT NET EXPORTER NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS POLICY MAKERS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRICE ELASTICITY PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES QUOTAS RATES OF PROTECTION SUGAR TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF REDUCTIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADABLE GOODS TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PARTNER TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE RESTRICTIONS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WORLD PRICES WTO A Central America Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has been under negotiation since January 2003. A World Bank report, Opportunities and Challenges for the Agricultural and Agroindustrial Sectors of Central America from a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of America, examines how a FTA between the US and CA countries might affect the agricultural and agroindustrial sectors of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Two main questions are addressed: (i) how to guarantee better US market access for CA's agricultural and agro-industrial exports, and (ii) how to promote greater openness to imports from the US of food products that are "sensitive" in each CAdomestic market. The authors analyze the structure of agricultural and agro-industrial exports and patterns of revealed comparative advantages in Central America (CA), and tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) these exports face in the US. The report suggests that the CAFTA negotiations consider (i) lessons from Mexico's entry into NAFTA, (ii) existing protectionism in the US, and (iii) specific features of each CA country. It recommends domestic policy reforms to improve the competitiveness of CA producers of sensitive and new export goods. 2012-08-13T11:17:33Z 2012-08-13T11:17:33Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3261409/cafta-challenges-opportunities-agricultural-agro-industrial-sectors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10373 English en breve; No. 33 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |
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TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROTECTIONISM WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION FREE TRADE AREAS CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT DOMESTIC POLICIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HUMAN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE APPLIED TARIFF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOMESTIC PRODUCTION SUBSIDIES DUMPING ECONOMIC EFFECTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS FISH FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA GDP HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE MARKET ACCESS MEAT NET EXPORTER NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS POLICY MAKERS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRICE ELASTICITY PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES QUOTAS RATES OF PROTECTION SUGAR TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF REDUCTIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADABLE GOODS TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PARTNER TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE RESTRICTIONS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WORLD PRICES WTO |
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TRADE LIBERALIZATION PROTECTIONISM WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION FREE TRADE AREAS CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT DOMESTIC POLICIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HUMAN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE EXPORT ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE APPLIED TARIFF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DOMESTIC PRODUCTION SUBSIDIES DUMPING ECONOMIC EFFECTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS FISH FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA GDP HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE MARKET ACCESS MEAT NET EXPORTER NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS POLICY MAKERS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRICE ELASTICITY PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES QUOTAS RATES OF PROTECTION SUGAR TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF REDUCTIONS TERMS OF TRADE TRADABLE GOODS TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PARTNER TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE RESTRICTIONS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WORLD PRICES WTO Monge-González, Ricardo Loría-Sagot, Miguel González-Vega, Claudio Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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A Central America Free Trade Area
(CAFTA) has been under negotiation since January 2003. A
World Bank report, Opportunities and Challenges for the
Agricultural and Agroindustrial Sectors of Central America
from a Free Trade Agreement with the United States of
America, examines how a FTA between the US and CA countries
might affect the agricultural and agroindustrial sectors of
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Two main questions are addressed: (i) how to guarantee
better US market access for CA's agricultural and
agro-industrial exports, and (ii) how to promote greater
openness to imports from the US of food products that are
"sensitive" in each CAdomestic market. The
authors analyze the structure of agricultural and
agro-industrial exports and patterns of revealed comparative
advantages in Central America (CA), and tariff and
non-tariff barriers (NTBs) these exports face in the US.
The report suggests that the CAFTA negotiations consider (i)
lessons from Mexico's entry into NAFTA, (ii) existing
protectionism in the US, and (iii) specific features of each
CA country. It recommends domestic policy reforms to
improve the competitiveness of CA producers of sensitive and
new export goods. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Monge-González, Ricardo Loría-Sagot, Miguel González-Vega, Claudio |
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Monge-González, Ricardo Loría-Sagot, Miguel González-Vega, Claudio |
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Monge-González, Ricardo |
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Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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Cafta : Challenges and Opportunities in the Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Sectors |
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cafta : challenges and opportunities in the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3261409/cafta-challenges-opportunities-agricultural-agro-industrial-sectors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10373 |
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