{"id":171913,"date":"2025-05-12T15:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=171913"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:02:30","slug":"what-is-g-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/what-is-g-33\/","title":{"rendered":"What is G-33?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>G33 which is a group of 47 developing countries also known as \u201cFriends of Special Products in Agriculture\u201d was formed before the 2003 Cancun Ministerial Conference and mainly puts forward issues related to agricultural trade at the WTO. The G33\u2019s goal is to protect the interests of developing countries through the advocacy of special provisions and flexibility in agricultural trade agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About G-33<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The G33 is a collaboration comprising of underdeveloped and developing countries (or referred to as the Friends of Special Products in agriculture).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 As much as their title suggests, they have 47 country members, with notable ones being India, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines, Turkey, and Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The group created this in anticipation of the Cancun ministerial conference in 2003; it focused on agriculture during the Doha Round of WTO negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 With India as a dominant leader in the trade group, they have defensive aspirations regarding agriculture and want to limit aid to market access requirements for developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Adding to the claims above, the group has strived to develop a defensive \u201cspecial products\u201d exemption for specific goods that would be unshipped under tariff cuts, and the right to impose tariffs on a surge in imports with no restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G33 which is a group of 47 developing countries also known as \u201cFriends of Special Products in Agriculture\u201d was formed before the 2003 Cancun Ministerial Conference and mainly puts forward issues related to agricultural trade at the WTO. 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