The WTO's Doha Development Agenda is only considering market access issues in agriculture, such as tariffs and quotas, because export subsidies and production subsidies are considered less harmful and have not been part of the GATT or WTO agenda.

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The statement is false. Export subsidies and production subsidies have been part of the GATT and WTO agenda, but they have been subject to negotiations under different agreements. The Agreement on Agriculture, which is part of the Uruguay Round agreements, covers both market access and export subsidies, while the WTO's Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures regulates production subsidies. The Doha Development Agenda includes negotiations on both market access and subsidies in agriculture.

The WTO's Doha Development Agenda Is Only Considering Market Access