This a set of three case studies/research papers on dairy, soya bean and cotton and also two approach papers on State Trading Enterprises and Domestic subsidies released by Oxfam International. The study on soya looks into the various aspects of the edible oil sector in India and presents a profile of the soya bean sector in India. The paper attempts to understand the impact of international movements on the soyabean sector in Maharashtra with the help of primary as well as secondary data and discusses the growth potential of the soyabean sector in the state. Similarly, the study on cotton refers to a study in India. It reveals that cotton has been grown in India for more than three thousand years. Cotton is also responsible for direct employment in the textile industry that significantly contributes to 14 percent of the country’s industrial production. When cotton imports were liberalized in 1991, the monopoly of the Cotton Corporation of India was terminated and unrestricted imports were allowed. On account of this, the domestic price witnessed a major decline that caused the cotton farmers to commit suicide. A survey conducted to study the plight of the cotton farmers revealed that farmers had high expectations from the cotton crop, despite poor prices. This study recommends policy and strategy options to recover from this situation and to protect the farmers. The development of the Indian dairy sector is an unprecedented success story as it is based on millions of small producers. It is in this light that this paper attempts to assess not only the development of livestock sector over time in India, coupled with its significance in the national economy and social welfare with emphasis on the dairy sector, but also the likely impact of trade liberalization under the WTO regime on the domestic market in general and the livelihood of the farming community. The approach paper on domestic subsidies analyses the present state of play of WTO negotiations and evaluates how effective the current WTO provisions will be towards reducing domestic farm subsidies in developed countries. The findings of this paper suggest that the broad framework of subsidy reduction, can be considered a step towards the right direction, but that it does not guarantee significant reduction in subsidies. The approach paper on State Trading Enterprises seeks to analyse the STEs in GATT framework and its regulation in description of what and how STEs operate, how prices are set and their role in price stability. An attempt has been made to evaluate the actual and potential role of STEs in developing countries and highlight the critical role of STEs in livelihood security, rural development and poverty reduction.