The impact on farmers, however, is likely to be mixed and will be influenced by general agricultural supply and demand conditions. Third, the change in China s import tariff duties is not expected to have a significant impact on either domestic policy or on government revenues. However, in terms of domestic support, China will face a conflict in the operation of its grain stockholding policy, while the large number of government programs that meet the WTO Green Box criteria will be increasingly important to China s agriculture. In this way, China s farmers will hopefully be able to reduce costs, increase yields, and improve their competitiveness. Download full-text discussion paper .
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