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1. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Central American Rural Farmer Perspective
Kana Matsui
7 Apr. 2011

2. OUTLINE
 Background on Central America
 DR-CAFTA and its provisions
 Pre-existing conditions
 Observations since implementation
 Conclusions

3. AGRICULTURE IN CENTRAL AMERICA

4. DR-CAFTA: WHICH NATIONS?
 United States
 Dominican Republic
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 El Salvador
 Nicaragua
 Costa Rica
 Exemptions
 Tariff phase out schedules
 Tariff rate quotas

5. UNITED STATES VS CENTRAL AMERICA
 Economies of scale
 Area
 Capital investment
 Domestic support
 Type of support
 Stage of agricultural development
 Affect international prices

6. DOMESTIC ISSUES
 Lack of information
 Less institutional support for security
 Lack of environmental regulations
 Difficult to access international market
 Infrastructure
 Intermediaries
 Licensing and other international regulations

7. OBSERVED EFFECTS
 Decrease in employment
 Increase in cost of agricultural inputs
 Increase in foreign investment
 Increase in migration

8. CONCLUSION
 General agreement on needs but how?
 Still to be observed, researched, and analyzed