G33 (developing countries)
The G33 (or the Friends of Special Products in agriculture)[1] is a coalition of developing countries, established prior to the 2003 Cancun ministerial conference, that have coordinated during the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, specifically in regard to agriculture. Dominated by India, the group has "defensive" concerns regarding agriculture in relation to World Trade Organization negotiations, and seeks to limit the degree of market opening required of developing countries. While rich governments can afford to heavily subsidize their agriculture, predatory dumping can undermine a poorer country's agricultural economy. Developing countries aim to balance power through tariffs, in order to manage their own food security, stabilize the livelihoods of their farming populations, and to strengthen rural development.[2] The group has advocated the creation of a "special products" exemption, which would allow developing countries to exempt certain products from tariff exemptions, and also a "special safeguard mechanism" which would permit tariff increases in response to import surges.[3]
Members
Despite the name, there are currently 48 member nations.[1]
- File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
- File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
- File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Cote d'Ivoire
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
- File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
- File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
- File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
- File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
- File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
- File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
- File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis
- File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia
- File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
- File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
- File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Groups in the negotiations". WTO.org. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Guyana and the wider world". Stabroek News. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- ↑ Kristen, Hopewell (2015). "Different Paths to Power". Review of International Political Economy. 22 (2): 311–338. doi:10.1080/09692290.2014.927387. hdl:20.500.11820/a3d31385-9ed0-4878-afa9-12eff4876452. S2CID 153652898.
