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Agriculture in Pakistan and theDoha Development Agenda

Challengesandopportunities

September2006

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union (EU) as part of an EU-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) programme with the Government of Pakistan. TheInternational Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) is implementing the programme. The content of thispublication is the sole responsibility of the consultant. Facts and figures set forth in this publication arethe responsibility of the consultant and should not be considered as reflecting the views or carrying theendorsement of the EU, ITC, UNCTAD, or WTO. The factual details and in-country resources in thepublication have been researched and compiled by the consultant. ITC has not formally edited thisreport.Written by:Sohail Jehangir Malik & Shoukat Ali Anwar Randhawa, PakistanReviewed by:H. Bruce Huff, Huff & Associates, Canada© International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO)Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, SwitzerlandEmail:itcreg@intracen.org http://www.intracen.org Publication No. BAS/TS/PAK/E/06/01Distribution: UnrestrictedSeptember 2006

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Acknowledgements

The authors are Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Professor of Economics at theUniversity of Sargodha, and Assistant Chief, Planning Commission of Pakistan, respectively.The authors are grateful to Dr Bruce Huff, FAO WTO Consultant to the Pakistan Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock, for his detailed and constructive comments, and to ShakeelRamay, Research Associate at Innovative Development Strategies, Islamabad, for his diligentresearch assistance. The views expressed here are personal and do not reflect the views of anyagency or government. The authors alone are responsible for all errors of omission orcommission.This report was originally prepared for discussion at the seminar entitled “WTO AgricultureNegotiations: Challenges and opportunities for Pakistan” that took place in Lahore, Pakistan,on 7 and 8 July 2006. The seminar was organized by the ITC, in collaboration with thePakistan Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock, as part of the EC TRTA Programme forPakistan. The paper was finalized following the seminar, taking account of the discussionduring and conclusions drawn from the seminar. Seminar proceedings have been publishedseparately.