The members of the cautious group, which have traditionally been protecting and supporting their agriculture markets, want to make sure that—despite progressing liberalization—there will be enough room for them to continue providing farmers with larger sums of support. As a result, this group wants to retain an instrument (such as the Green Box) through which larger amounts of subsidies can be paid to their farming sector to sustain a minimum degree of farming activity. On the other hand, the main goal of the ambitious group is to achieve quick and real liberalization of international agriculture markets so that Members can better exploit their competitive advantage in.
