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Abstract
This study examines three alternative public policies to expand growth in Canadian agncultural
production and trade: an approximately 50 percent increase in publicly-funded research and development, a 2
percent subsidy on exports for expanded market development, and a 25 percent reduct10n m the tariff equivalent of
trade bamers. The study used a world food model developed at the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis (IIASA) to evaluate the impacts of the alternatIVC policies during 1980-2000. The results showed that the
largest gains from trade liberalization would be for livestock products, where protection IS currently highest Market
development activities would also benefit livestock most, as demand is more responswe to market pnces.
Productivity increases would be most effective in expanding grain production and exports.