1. Developed countries must reduce their farm-sector support and border protection
Support policies and border protection of the wealthy OECD countries, worth hundreds of
billions of dollars each year, cause harm to agriculture among developing countries. These
policies include price guarantees, income support measures, and input-related and crop insurance
subsidies that stimulate farm production. They also include tariffs and tariff-rate quotas (TRQs)
that restrict market access and export subsidies that move high-priced farm products into world
markets. The support and border protection policies of the developed countries are ìspecial and
differential treatmentî for the rich not the poor.