Committee on Agriculture - Annual Monitoring Exercise in Respect of the Follow-up to the Ministerial Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-developed [...]mporting Developing Countries

World Trade Organization G/AG/GEN/78 15 December 2008 (08-6145) Committee on Agriculture Original: English ANNUAL MONITORING EXERCISE IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE MINISTERIAL DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Attached are copies of contributions by the representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Grains Council (IGC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on 4 December 2008 (Agenda Item 2.B refers). I. CONTRIBUTION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) 2 II. CONTRIBUTION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL grains council (Igc) 6 III. CONTRIBUTION BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) 7 IV. CONTRIBUTION B