Non-tariff Measures and India’s Agricultural Exports: The Case of India-ASEAN Trade Agreement

Abhishek Jha () and Seema Bathla
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Abhishek Jha: Jawaharlal Nehru University
Seema Bathla: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Indian Agriculture Under the Shadows of WTO and FTAs, 2021, pp 117-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The protection accorded to agricultural trade continues to be a contentious issue in the multilateral trade negotiations across the globe. The developed and industrialized countries extend support to their agricultural sector through tariffs, non-tariff barriers, subsidies on inputs and output. These may discourage exports of agricultural products from the developing countries, despite being competitive. The Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), which proliferated amongst the developing countries, have also done little to reduce the protectionism accorded to agriculture. Taking the case of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), this chapter examines the degree of protection accorded to agricultural commodities, which among other factors could explain India’s low share in total exports. The findings indicate that among various non-tariff measures (NTMs), measures such as the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) may impact agricultural exports the most. The way forward for India is to adopt measures to improve the quality of primary and processed agricultural products, while also upgrading their standards. Exchange of dialogue regarding the transparency and good quality NTMs that perform as a tool to regulate quality of goods is a must.

Keywords: Export competitiveness; Non-tariff measures; Coverage ratio; Frequency index; Revealed comparative advantage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6854-5_6

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