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Why developing countries should stop discriminating against agriculture: A short history of agricultural trade policies over the past 40 years

by Alberto Valdés

The following post by former IFPRI senior researcher Alberto Valdés is part of an ongoing series of blog stories celebrating IFPRI’s 40th anniversary. Each story authored by current and former IFPRI research staff highlights a key research topic through the years from the personal perspective of the researcher.

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