that "Trade is better than Aid" is clearly demonstrated with regard to agriculture.
39. Many of the international initiatives to increase the benefits of agricultural trade including international commodity agreements, and special trade preferences, often address the symptoms rather than the problem itself--inappropriate policies in both the industrial and
developing countries. For example, international commodity agreements are costly and often degenerate into efforts by producer groups to raise
rather than stabilize prices and incomes. Compensatory arrangements, such as the IMF's Compensatory Financing Facility, are superior instruments for promoting stability in earnings. Regional schemes which provide trade
preferences to a limited number of countries can erode the interest of the beneficiaries in promoting general trade liberalization.
40. Increased trade liberalization will help developing countries attain faster rates of economic growth and will also bring benefits to industrial countries as well. Less government intervention will help stabilize international prices and assist all countries in attaining their common objective of more stability in farm incomes and prices.
41. Preparations are underway for negotiations regarding
agricultural protection in a new round of GATT negotiations. There seems to be increasing recognition that existing agricultural policies will lead
to higher and higher costs of protection and greater instability in agricultural markets and trade. The World Development Report concluded that:
"What Governments must be willing to negotiate about are the degrees of protection provided by their domestic price and
income support programs and the effects that these programs have upon production, consumption exports and imports and
international market prices."
Conclusion
42. The Bank strongly supports an expansion and liberalization of the world trading system to help stimulate economic growth. In this connection, the President's Report to the Development Committee in April
1987 pointed out that the GATT Uruguay Round provides an excellent opportunity to liberalize trade in agriculture and change agricultural policies through improving market access and the reduction of production and export subsidies. Given the significance of industrial country
agricultural policies to both developed and developing countries economic prospects, the President's Report called on the Ministers "to consider how
they can strengthen the resolve of their governments to modify agriculture policies and promote freer trade in agriculture."
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ANNEX 1:
Page 1 of 4
First/sine. 83 rorthcom! r>B Meetings Meetings
Past Forthcoming
Meetings Meetings Joint coordinating mechan i »m» S.ctor meetin Loc>| ,;d coordln,tion ,ffort.
Angola
Meetings focussing on emergency supply
■•"ifl*Btnt and rehabilitateon ■ a sues arc he Id weakly.
Feb/Mer 1983 Formal fortnightly meetings of the Forestry (M.r 1583); Nenobeto Da* (Feb 1994) 'Comite Miita' have tak.n place since Principal rods (Apr/Jun 1984); Touriam and Jan 1984. Franca, Germany, EEC, ifCP, cultural sub-sectors <JUn 1Q84); Health FAO, WFP, and the Bank participate. (Oct 1184); Rural dev.lopment (Mar/AuB 1905)
Dasai-Parakou high>ay (Mar 1986); Tnnaport (Mar 1987), TaIacomunicatlona (planned spring 1987); Quarterly •naetir.g. t>ka place on vater supply ind sanitation sector
Under conaideration. Government handles o»n aid coordination.
Periodic informal meetings of donors.
Semi-foriml local coordination meetings,
■ith Oovt. participation, in drought ralief, environment, and food aid.
Burk i na Jul 1987 1/ Covt. has organized informal coordination
meetings with donors active in the health sector. The Sank chaired ■ health aector meeting ,n Jan 1987.
Donor coordination tales place in emergency food aid, regular food aid, NCOe, and infrsslructure projects.
Burundi Feb 1984 Education mini RT to be scheduled;
Energy under conaideration. Informal monthly donor meetings to shar information. Ad hoc sectoral meetings with full Government participation.
Caineroon
Uccaaionai informal meetings hosted by Franca, U.K., and the World Bank
Cape Verd* Jun 1962
Dec 19B6 Water planned late June 1987 Regular formal meetings among agencies
of the UN system, including UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, FAO and WHO.
Jun 198O Jun 1987 Transport and petroleum sector masting!
to be coordinated by the Sank.
Dec 1985 Weekly meeting* in the health aector.
Cotton (May 1986); Petroleum r.fineri (Jul 1986). Food (Dec 1986);
Transport (planned May 1987).
Comoros
Apr 1982 Jul 1987
No regul
Ethiopi 1971 1973
Round tab I i
First/since 83 Forthcoming P,,t Forthcoming
Meetings Meetings Meeting. M-.ting. Joint coordinating «ch.ni... S.ctor ...tin,,. Loc,, ,-d coor<J; n,tion .ffort.
Transport •actor meeting pIanned.
WFP initiated Covt/donor meeting* in the reforestation and soil consarvition s.ctora.
Local consultations on amerg.ncy relief assistance have been frequent
Camfa i a Nov 1984
S.p 1985 2/
Regular bi-monthly meetings of
donors and Qovarnm.nt. Haalth (Dae 1984); Fi.h.rias (Jur, 1985);
Agricultur. and natar (achadul.d for Mar/Apr 1987} .
1«7 Mar 1987 Nov 1983
Dae 1984 Nov 1985
Ragul-r laating. of th. Joint Industry (Ma, 1986); Edocation ,m* ha.Ith Mon,torin8 Committ.a chair.d b, th. (Sap 1986). Vat.r (pl.nn.d Apr 1987);
Transport (pIannarf May 1967).
government. Centra I project
Monthly local donor Heatings.
monitoring unit also astabfished.
Apr 1986 3/
Mar 1987
On-going conaultations in agriculture, transport, poa.r and aster, prior to CG.
Agriculture planned Apr 1487; other s.ctor seating* to b. planned.
Monthly local donor meeting!
Guinea Hay 19S4
Fab 1985 2/
Apr 1985 4/
Health (Feb 1986); Agriculture snd fiaheri.a (planned May 1987); Wat.r aupply and sanitation (to be scheduled)
Semi-annual meetings for local aid coordination activities.
Ivory Coast
Annual ■■•ting fa.to.en Bank/UNDP on
agricultursl raaasrch and forestry. No formal aid coordination at the local lav.l.
K.nya 1970
Jan/Fab 1984 Apr 1986
Joint Monitoring Committ.. organised Agricultural (Apr 1984) after 1984 CG. Subcoirmi tte. on
Agricultur. meets frequently.
World Bank resident repr.a.ntative chairs frequ.nt but irregular meetings of donora health, population, agriculture. Other ad hoc ma.tings also held.
May 1984
Water and sanitation (June 1985);
Integrated rural development and employment generation (Jul 1986).
Monthly donor meetlnga lad by the UNOP.
'Gov.rnment/Donor Coordination Committee to Monitor Utiliiation of Food Aid and Other Eiternal Assistance Related to th. Drought"
established in June 1985.
Oct 1983 5/
Informal contacts a~onB local donor., particularly in th. agricultural snd haaIth sectors.
Madagascar 1982 Apr 1983 Nov 1984 Apr 1986
Road rehabilitation (S.p 1986); Fish.riaa (1985); Frequent meeting, on irrigition.
Par todic meetings Lon agriculturaJ policy.
Informal local ings organized b_y
the Bank's resid.nt representative.
ANNEX 1: Aid Coordination H.ch.nism, in Afric. Page 3 of
Roundtibles
First/sine. 83 Forthcoming Hastings Hastings
Past Fdtthcomi no
Hastings Meetings Joint coordinating mechir Sector meetin0a Lo<:,| ,jd coor{fjn,t; ffortj
Jan 1986 Oct/Nov 1987 1/
Fab 1984 Development Coordination Committee established aa rasult of 1186 CC Sectoral committees being established:
transport sector couhkt ttoe active.
Health (Jun, Sept 1986) Monthly informal donor coordiniti meetings orgtnind by tha UNOP.
Hal! Dec 1982
Nov 1965
I at* 1987 3/
Power (Jun 198S, M,r 1987); Indu.trial d.v't In-country RT r.via. ch.ir.d by (Oct 1986); Agricultural pric. policies th. lfOP/Co*t in December 1985.
(pl.no.d Apr 1967); Rural d.velopm.nt. Joint gov't/donor 8roUp on food aid and (tent. t,f 1987). „,..,,. policy r.forB B.<t> ,,H Mauritania Nov 1985
Fisheriaa, Watir supply and Irrigation
are plannad for 1987. World Bank/UTCP sponsor ragular nit4t I r>gs of ooriOrt _
19BO Hay 1985
1970s Jan 198S Har 1987
Sugar sector (Fab 1987)
organized by OOP.
July 1987
Niger
Agricultunl polici.. (Feb 1<J87); Transport (plan. Apr 1987); Haalth (plan. Apr/Hay 19B7) , Nigeria Hay 1971
Rwanda
Quarterly ti*a I th ore meetings.
Dec 1982
NGO'»(Jun lMSJjHighMj,.- (S.p 1985) ; Industry Monthly ...ting. - i th full gov ' t
(Jan 1986);Water and sanitation (Jan 1986,
Mar 1987); Agricultur. (H.y.Oec 1986); Popu- participation ch.ir.d in rot.tion by done lation and nutrition (Au0 1986); Agr. representatives.
E.tenaion (Fab 1987);Hinins (tent. May 1987);
Cansus/PW (tent, lite 1987).
Sao Tome I Print Dec 1985 Jul 1987 */ May 1986: rural development, fisheries,
energy, utir, transport, and problems of geographical isolation NGO'e (Nov 1986).
Senega I 1984
Har 1987 Inter*')niaterial Commi ttee, under Telelecomroun.citions (Dec 1964); Energy
chairmanship of the Head of State, (Jan 1985); Agriculture and OMVS poaer (Jun periodically reviews progress in the 1986); Human resources (Sep. Nov 1986);
implementation of the "Action Plan*. A Household energy conservation, Transport technical monitoring unit provides (Dec. 1986); Education, Tourism (scheduled
support. Spring 1987); Industry (planned Oct 1987);
Viter supply (planned 1988).
Bi-monthly
No formal local aid coordinitr
Sierra Leon Hay 1967 1/
1**>P organizes occasional meetings of
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