Achieving agricultural development through agricultural trade seminar: Being heard – integrated agriculture's views into trade policy making
2004
This paper discusses the latest issues in making all agricultural participant's voices count in formulating agricultural trade policy.The main points noted in the paper include:local issues and some national issues that affect every day farm life receive the greater attention of farm leaders, particularly in developing countriesthe insight and influence of farmer leaders needs to be worked through the respective countries agriculture department into the trade negotiating arms of national governmentthere is a danger that farm leaders who are perceived to be more interested in international issues rather than pressing local issues, will not survive the next election of farm leadersthe challenge for developing country governments and farmer organisations is to plan strategically for policy formulation on trade issues and to communicate with their own membership and electorateefforts to change or maintain the current international agricultural trade policy environment are largely driven by the politics of the first world.The paper proposes a number of ways in which farm leaders can make their voices heard:the establishment of a well informed and supportive farming community, through democratically elected farmer's organisationsthe presence of well trained professional staff in farmer's organisationsthe presence of domestic and international lobby contactstransparent and effective two-way communication with government policy.[adapted from author]
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