THE PROPOSED WORKSHOP WILL EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL TRADE, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES, AND GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS). OPEN MARKETS ARE CRITICAL FOR GLOBAL GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. IN A HIGHLY INTEGRATED AND INTERDEPENDENT GLOBAL ECONOMY, TRADE LIBERALIZATION IS ESSENTIAL TO FOSTER COMPETITION, INNOVATION, AND DEVELOPMENT. THE RISING IMPORTANCE OF GVCS IS PROOF OF HOW COUNTRIES CAN BENEFIT FROM CREATING, PRODUCING, AND EXPORTING A GIVEN GOOD. RECENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EVENTS CHALLENGE COMMON WISDOM REGARDING GVCS, RAISING THE NEED FOR NEW AND INTENSIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION TO TACKLE THESE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. THE RESEARCH WORKSHOP BUILDS UPON A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL THEME DAYS BY THE INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ADDRESSING RELATED THEMES IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND POLICY. THE TARGETED FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE IN-DEPTH DIALOGUE, DEBATE, AND POLICY DISCUSSIONS AMONG A SMALL GROUP OF INVITED SPEAKERS, SELECTED PRESENTERS, AND OTHER ATTENDEES, WITH SESSION COORDINATORS CHOSEN FOR THEIR EXPERTISE AND RELEVANCE OF ONGOING WORK. THE WORKSHOP ALSO FOLLOWS A PLAN FOR DISSEMINATING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND POLICY DISCUSSION RESULTS. IT ENABLES ATTENDEES TO LEARN ABOUT AND EVALUATE RECENT ADVANCES IN THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO AGRICULTURAL GVCS. THE MEETING ALSO PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS A VENUE TO PRESENT THE POLICY SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR WORK AND CONVEY THEIR DATA NEEDS TO RELEVANT AGENCIES. THIS APPROACH BENEFITS THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AS RESEARCH FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL ISSUE. THE THEME DAY WILL HELP RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND DATA PROVIDERS TO IDENTIFY LITERATURE GAPS AND RESOLVE DATA LIMITATIONS THAT COULD FACILITATE FURTHER RESEARCH IN THIS CRITICAL AREA.