Implications of WTO membership for Pacific Island Countries on the Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Sections : report

Abstract

The Pacific Islands are a diverse group of countries with a total population of 6.9 million people who share common features such as nearly all of the countries have relatively small populations and therefore limited domestic markets; most of the countries rely on their agricultural and fisheries and other natural resources for food, employment and exports; there is only limited manufacturing in most of the countries and nearly all dependent on imports for most of their production inputs and consumer products (including processed foods).