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Ghana is enthusiastic about the development-oriented outcomes that the Doha Round could achieve if negotiation builds momentum. The Doha Round has the potential to reverse the marginalization of some developing countries and least developed countries and help them to meet the Millennium Development Goals. A successful conclusion to the Doha Round and a reinvigorated multilateral trading system would deliver opportunities to all participants, including the smallest, weakest and most vulnerable economies. The development imperative remains crucial. Consequently, WTO members must take a dynamic approach to fulfilling it, bringing developing and least developed countries fully within reach of the new trading opportunities that can help them to alleviate poverty and put their economies on the path of sustainable growth and development.

Since emerging from a lengthy political crisis that became a crisis of governance, Madagascar has committed to a new pathway towards inclusive, sustainable development. Though growth in per capita GDP remains a significant development index and is an essential route to achieving the objectives of society, it is not enough in itself.

Commodity export price and external demand continues to drive the production sector in 2016 and 2017. The production in this sector is estimated to increase by 4.9% in 2016 following the recovery efforts made after Tropical Cyclone Pam and EL Nino's impact in 2015. Growth in the sector is expected to remain solid at 4.7% in 2017, 3.1% in 2018 and maintain a stable growth of 2.9% in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Despite these developments, the agriculture sector continues to experience challenges in production including climate change events and other external shocks.

In conformity with Decree No. 286 2009 containing the Law for the Establishment of a Country Vision and the Adoption of a National Plan (LVPPN), the Country Vision should be achieved by 2038 when its objectives and goals have been attained. The National Plan was established for 2010 2022 and 2022 2034 as a planning instrument to help achieve the envisaged objectives and goals. The LVPPN contains the following objectives:
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iii. a productive country that generates opportunities and jobs, sustainably exploits its resources and sustainably reduces its environmental vulnerability;
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(...) In addition, during TPP negotiations, USTR worked with each TPP partner hosting negotiating rounds to plan events open to registered stakeholder participation. These events, including during the final round of negotiations in Atlanta in September-October 2015, included briefings from chief negotiators and provided multiple opportunities to provide input into the negotiations, including those with respect to chapters addressing agriculture, market access for industrial goods, environment, tobacco, investment, pharmaceuticals, and intellectual property.

The flagship 5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan was launched in 2016 to serve as the primary industrial development policy undertaking. The aim of this plan is to transform industrial innovation, moving towards high-value-added, service-oriented and solutions-oriented business models. It envisions achieving industrial innovation, job creation, equitable wealth distribution, and sustainability. (...) Details are briefly outlined below.(...)

• Green Energy Technology Development: A safe, stable, efficient and clean energy supply system that also creates sustainability is considered a way for the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to achieve its vision of a nuclear-free homeland. By 2025, the proportion of domestic power generated by renewable energy and gas is expected to increase to 20% and 50%, respectively, while that by coal generation will be reduced to 30%. We aim to make solar energy and wind energy key components of future green energy development. A testing hub that integrates energy creation with energy saving, energy storage, and system integration technologies has recently been established as an initial step in this direction.(...)

Vanuatu's inability to increase and sustain agricultural production is exacerbated by the negatives effects of climate change and climate variability. With temperatures increasing, seasonal rainfall patterns shifting, and extreme events more frequent and severe, the incidence of heat, water, pest/disease and soil fertility stress are drastically hampering already risk prone production. While agricultural climate adaptation programs are now widespread (e.g. via SPCGIZ, the World Bank and others) there is still a severe deficit in climate knowledge, information, technology and implementation for vulnerable farmers.

The United States continues to rely on its trade advisory committee system as an integral part of its efforts to ensure that U.S. trade policy and trade negotiating objectives adequately reflect U.S. public and private sector interests. The trade advisory committee system consists of 28 advisory committees, with a total membership of over 500 advisors. It includes committees representing sectors of industry, small business, and agriculture; labor, environment, consumer, and health organizations; as well as state and local interests. The system is arranged in three tiers: the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN); five policy advisory committees dealing with environment, labor, agriculture, Africa, and state and local issues; and 22 technical advisory committees in the areas of industry and agriculture.

The flagship 5+2 Industrial Innovation Plan was launched in 2016 to serve as the primary industrial development policy undertaking. The aim of this plan is to transform industrial innovation, moving towards high-value-added, service-oriented and solutions-oriented business models. It envisions achieving industrial innovation, job creation, equitable wealth distribution, and sustainability. (...) Details are briefly outlined below.
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• New Agriculture: (...) The strategies, such as (...) encouraging organic and environmentally-friendly farming, promoting green environmental payments on farmland, (...) are being implemented to stabilize farmers' income and make full use of the multi-functional value of agriculture in a sustainable way.

The primary objectives of Fiji's trade policy are as follows:
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• To facilitate the mainstreaming of gender, environmental protection and other related policies to ensure coordination and policy coherence.