US suggests examining food security policies of WTO members to arrive at ‘best practices’ for public stockholding
Geneva: Recent US proposals aimed at finding a permanent solution to the tussle over public stockholding for food security are inconsistent with what members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required to accomplish as part of the so-called Bali mandate, Indian officials said.
At an informal meeting of the Doha agriculture negotiating body at the WTO on Friday, the US presented a restricted document called Proposed Elements for Discussion on Public Stockholding for Food Security. It calls for a review of "existing food security policies, in particular public stockholding for food security programmes".
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