Policy developments affecting jute and hard fibres markets and their implications for production and trade

Year of publication2013

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

AbstractThis document examines the existing policy framework impacting production and trade of jute, abaca, coir, kenaf and sisal (JACKS1). Policy discussion in this document is heavily biased towards producing countries, most of which are Least Developed Countries (LDC), because of the importance of these fibres to the economy of these countries and the attempt by these countries to articulate effective policies to accelerate the development of the respective fibre sub-sectors in a coherent manner. For importing consuming countries, there is virtually no specific policy for JACKS per se, rather they are covered under many areas including tariffs and regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and consumer and environment protection.

 

ThemeAgricultural Commodities and Development

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesFAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper

Areas of workEmerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities