▁the ▁l yn ch pin ▁of ▁the ▁ag enda ▁for ▁both ▁developing ▁and ▁developed ▁countries . ▁Three ▁other ▁issues ▁have ▁been ▁important . ▁The ▁first , ▁now ▁resolved , ▁per tain ed ▁to ▁comp uls ory ▁lic ens ing ▁of ▁medic ines ▁and ▁pat ent ▁protection . ▁A ▁second ▁de als ▁with ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁prov isions ▁giving ▁special ▁and ▁differential ▁treatment ▁to ▁developing ▁countries ; ▁a ▁third ▁addresses ▁problems ▁that ▁developing ▁countries ▁are ▁having ▁in ▁implementing ▁current ▁trade ▁oblig ations . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁Agricult ure ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁controvers ial ▁issue . ▁Agricult ure ▁is ▁particularly ▁important ▁for ▁developing ▁countries , ▁because ▁around ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁live ▁in ▁rural ▁areas , ▁and ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁are ▁dependent ▁on ▁agricult ure ▁for ▁their ▁liv elihood s . ▁The ▁first ▁proposal ▁in ▁Q atar , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁agreement ▁to ▁commit ▁to ▁" subst ant ial ▁improvements ▁in ▁market ▁access ; ▁redu ctions ▁of , ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁ph asing ▁out , ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁export ▁subs id ies ; ▁and ▁substantial ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁trade - dist ort ing ▁domestic ▁support ." ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁being ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁Indians ▁( E U ) ▁and ▁the ▁developing ▁countries , ▁led ▁by ▁Brazil ▁and ▁India , ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁more ▁gener ous ▁offer ▁for ▁reducing ▁trade - dist ort ing ▁domestic ▁support ▁for ▁agricult ure . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁ins isting