To authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01179.x Byline: H. Bruce Huff (1) Abstract: The opportunity to achieve the substantial benefits from the 'once-in-a-generation' reduction in the support and protection of the agriculture sector under the Doha Development Agenda appears to be slipping away. The paper outlines a series of factors for the delay in the negotiations. The author contends that if developed countries had been more proactive on a trade and development agenda, then there could have been an agreement reached several months ago. Such a developmentally friendly agenda could involve (i) better Special and Differential Treatment on market access and more flexible market access protection for developing countries, (ii) a binding commitment to increase aid for trade assistance, (iii) more resources to provide human resource capacity building in export marketing in developing countries, (iv) an agreement for the termination of trade distorting domestic support, and (v) revisions to the SPS Agreement to accommodate the concerns of developing countries. A developmentally friendly agreement would likely still allow the majority of the Doha Round gains to be realized by developed countries. The paper also tracks the developments, describes the progress, and reviews the empirical estimates of the expected global impact of the eight-year Doha Round negotiations. L'occasion de profiter des avantages substantiels que pourrait procurer la reduction ' unique ' du soutien et du protectionnisme agricoles dans le cadre du Programme de Doha pour le developpement semble s'echapper. Le present article expose une serie de facteurs responsables du retard dans les negociations. L'auteur soutient que si les pays developpes avaient ete davantage proactifs quant a l'elaboration d'un programme d'echanges et de developpement, un accord aurait pu etre conclu il y a plusieurs mois deja. Un programme soucieux du developpement pourrait inclure: i) un ' Traitement special et differencie' ameliore sur l'acces au marche et une protection de l'acces au marche plus souple pour les pays en developpement; ii) un engagement obligatoire pour accroitre l'aide au commerce; iii) davantage de ressources pour accroitre le renforcement des capacites des pays en developpement dans le domaine de la commercialisation des exportations; iv) un accord pour mettre fin au soutien interne qui distord les echanges; v) des modifications a l'Accord MSP pour repondre aux preoccupations des pays en developpement. Un accord soucieux du developpement permettrait probablement aux pays developpes de realiser la majorite des gains du cycle de Doha. Le present article fait etat des developpements, decrit les progres et examine les estimations empiriques des repercussions globales de la huitieme annee de negociations du cycle de Doha. Author Affiliation: (1)Huff and Associates, 1768 Featherston Drive, Ottawa, Canada K1H 8J8 (corresponding author: phone: 613-738-7908; fax: 613-738-7908; e-mail:bhuff@rogers.com).