The Way Forward on Agriculture February 22, 2013

Michael Fakhri ? University of Oregon; Assistant Professor of Law addresses global agriculatural trade law, and seeks to generate ways to reimagine the global multilateral institutionalization of trade law that policy-makers and communities in developing countries may want to explore.

Officials and communities from developing countries are frustrated with the WTO Doha Development Round. One of the main reasons is because there is a deadlock over issues regarding agriculture. Very few foresee any institutional changes on a global scale. In fact, the trend seems to be moving towards institutionalizing international trade through bilateral and regional agreements.