India Seeks Permanent Solution from WTO on Food Stockholding Issue amid Covid-19 Crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

India Seeks Permanent Solution from WTO on Food Stockholding Issue amid Covid-19 Crisis

News 18  

India has asked the members of WTO to constructively engage in negotiations for a permanent solution to public stockholding for food security purposes, as committed in the ministerial conferences in Bali and Nairobi. According to statements delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the WTO, Brajendra Navnit, at the meeting of General Council of WTO on July 22-23, a permanent solution to the issue, which is simple and can be used by developing countries, would go a long way in addressing their genuine concerns relating to food security of the most vulnerable sections of the society. "India takes this opportunity to request the members to constructively engage in the negotiations in the issue of public stockholding for food security purposes, as committed in the ministerial conferences in Bali and Nairobi," he added. "For instance, to put India, which has an annual per capita income of less than $2,500, in the same development category as the United States, with a much higher per capita GDP, would be unfair," he said, adding that there has been unilateral denying of S&DT treatment to developing countries even under the existing WTO agreements like those on subsidies and countervailing measures.

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Despite hectic discussions, WTO MC13 ends with no deals on fisheries, agriculture
10 months, 1 week ago

Despite hectic discussions, WTO MC13 ends with no deals on fisheries, agriculture

The Hindu  

The talks at the WTO's ministerial conference ended with no decision on key issues such as finding a permanent solution to public food stockpile and on curbing fisheries subsidies that lead to over-capacity and over-fishing, sources said. Despite the four days of hectic parleys getting extended for a day, the 166-member World Trade Organisation was not able to reach a …

WTO talks extend as leaders discuss ways to break impasse over agri, fisheries issues
10 months, 1 week ago

WTO talks extend as leaders discuss ways to break impasse over agri, fisheries issues

The Hindu  

WTO ministerial meeting has been extended by a day amid hectic parleys to bridge differences between developed and emerging economies on issues such as agriculture, fisheries subsidies, and e-commerce moratorium. New Delhi is pressing for a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security programmes and has asked developed countries engaged in distant water …

Consensus eludes MC13 on PSH for food security
10 months, 1 week ago

Consensus eludes MC13 on PSH for food security

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A consensus may elude the 13th ministerial conference of World Trade Organisation, as several members including India have raised their demand beyond a permanent solution to public stockholding for food security, which includes allowing procurement of new crops, allowing exports from public stockholding and dispensing with cumbersome compliances, two officials aware of the details said. About 80 countries …

WTO MC13: What’s on the agenda for India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WTO MC13: What’s on the agenda for India

The Hindu  

February 26, 2024 04:13 am | Updated 10:43 am IST - New Delhi India will strongly oppose a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation pact besides pressing for finding a permanent solution to public stock holding of grains for food security and protection of the interests of fishermen at the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting. Here are some of the key …

G-33 nations urge WTO members to find a permanent solution to public stockholding issue
10 months, 2 weeks ago

G-33 nations urge WTO members to find a permanent solution to public stockholding issue

The Hindu  

February 25, 2024 11:39 pm | Updated February 26, 2024 04:06 am IST - New Delhi The G-33 group of countries on February 25expressed serious concern over the lack of progress in agriculture trade negotiations and urged the members of the World Trade Organisation to work on a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding of grains for food …

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest
10 months, 2 weeks ago

WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security; to protect fishermen, farmers interest

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India will strongly oppose a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation pact besides pressing for finding a permanent solution to public stock holding of grains for food security and protection of the interests of fishermen at the WTO ministerial meeting beginning Tuesday. The key issue of India's interests at the meeting relates to finding a permanent solution for …

India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s ‘wheat waiver’ WTO demand is risk-fraught

The Hindu  

One of the cardinal demands of India in the World Trade Organization — and rightly so — has been to find a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding of food to protect India’s food security. Currently, India has temporary relief due to a ‘peace clause’ which bars countries from bringing legal challenges against price support-based procurement for food …

Severe repercussions to food security efforts if Ukraine conflict does not give way to dialogue, diplomacy: India
2 years, 5 months ago

Severe repercussions to food security efforts if Ukraine conflict does not give way to dialogue, diplomacy: India

The Hindu  

India has cautioned that if the Ukraine conflict does not immediately give way to a “meaningful path of dialogue and diplomacy”, there will be “severe repercussions” in the global economy which will derail efforts to secure food security and eradicate hunger. Explained | The effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy Speaking at the high-level special event ‘Time …

Allow India to export foodgrains from public stock to needy nations: FM Sitharaman to WTO
2 years, 5 months ago

Allow India to export foodgrains from public stock to needy nations: FM Sitharaman to WTO

The Hindu  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to allow India to export foodgrains from its public stockholding to nations which are facing food crisis. She was speaking at a seminar on 'Strengthening global collaboration for tackling food insecurity' on sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Bali, Indonesia. A group …

Indian interests at the WTO Ministerial Conference
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian interests at the WTO Ministerial Conference

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 17, member countries of the World Trade Organization wrapped up the Ministerial Conference’s twelfth outing securing agreements on relaxing patent regulations to achieve global vaccine equity; ensuring food security, according subsidies to the fisheries sector and continuing moratoriums relevant to e-commerce, among others. The decision would however not prevent member countries from adopting measures …

WTO Meeting: Fishing, Patent, Agriculture; Know What All Was Discussed And Outcomes
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO Meeting: Fishing, Patent, Agriculture; Know What All Was Discussed And Outcomes

News 18  

Even as the 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization has concluded, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is 100 per cent satisfied with the outcome of the conference and “there is no issue for which we need to return to India with any kind of worry”. The WTO’s 164 member countries have finally signed …

WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines

India TV News  

Highlights WTO members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing WTO Director-General Nzogi Okonjo-Iweala concluded the WTO’s 1st ministerial conference in 4.5 yrs WTO members for 1st time concluded agreement with environmental sustainability, said Okonjo-Iweala World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit overfishing, broaden production of COVID-19 …

WTO talks face deadlock over decision on patent waiver, fisheries subsidies
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO talks face deadlock over decision on patent waiver, fisheries subsidies

The Hindu  

Talks at the World Trade Organisation conference hit a fresh hurdle late on Thursday with a group of countries blocking a decision on two crucial issues, temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines and eliminating harmful subsidies to promote sustainable fishing, sources said. While the UK and Switzerland are said to be obstructing an agreement on TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, …

WTO lurches to another crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO lurches to another crisis

Hindustan Times  

The 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization that began in Geneva earlier this week was supposed to be a chance for the 168-nation body to dust off the impression of obsolescence in a world increasingly dominated by like-minded countries forging trade deals, shaped by the policy dynamics of great powers. The disagreement between a bloc of developing countries …

WTO makes final push for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO makes final push for trade deals, with eyes on defiant India

Live Mint  

World Trade Organization members entered a tense final day of negotiations on Wednesday, with no certainty they would find consensus on any change to global trade rules and India adamant it would not yield on food, fisheries and vaccines. The WTO has also pushed hard for a global deal to cut fishing subsidies, which would be only the second multilateral …

Non-contributing countries seek ban on export curbs on World Food Programme
2 years, 6 months ago

Non-contributing countries seek ban on export curbs on World Food Programme

Live Mint  

Geneva: While nearly 81 World Trade Organisation member countries led by Singapore are seeking a ban on export restrictions for the World Food Programme at the ongoing ministerial meeting taking place in Geneva, data shows that most of them have not contributed to the United Nation’s programme. The WTO draft proposal-World Food Programme Food Purchases Exemption from Export Prohibitions or …

WTO Meet: India Sets the Agenda – TRIPS Waiver, End Vaccine Apartheid, Put People Before Profit
2 years, 6 months ago

WTO Meet: India Sets the Agenda – TRIPS Waiver, End Vaccine Apartheid, Put People Before Profit

News 18  

The World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial Conference is underway in Geneva with Kazakhstan as the chair. • Regarding the intellectual property, India seeks: a recognition of the difficulties faced by developing countries and LDCs in utilising TRIPS flexibilities to address the Covid-19 pandemic, and a reaffirmation of the TRIPS waiver decision under the responses’ declaration. On other hand, developing nations …

WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva: Finishing The Unfinished Business of Reducing Inequity in Agriculture
2 years, 7 months ago

WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva: Finishing The Unfinished Business of Reducing Inequity in Agriculture

News 18  

The twelfth edition of the World Trade Organization’s Ministerial Conference will take place in Geneva starting June 12. While tomes can be written on the issues with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and scholars like French economist Franck Galtier have elaborated on how to address the specific aspect of addressing public stockholding programs within the WTO architecture, there are three …

India wants WTO to allow food export from public stock for international aid
2 years, 7 months ago

India wants WTO to allow food export from public stock for international aid

Firstpost  

The current WTO norms do not permit a member country to export food grains from public stock holdings as they are subsidised grains New Delhi: India wants the World Trade Organisation to allow exports of food grains from public stocks for international food aid and for humanitarian purposes, especially on government-to-government basis, an official said on Monday. India is also …

The View from India | All eyes on the Quad
2 years, 7 months ago

The View from India | All eyes on the Quad

The Hindu  

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo today, to attend the much-anticipated Quad leaders’ summit, where he will meet U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 24. While greater cooperation among Quad members in the Indo-Pacific will be a cornerstone of the leaders’ discussions, their meeting assumes further …

'Shouldn't Go Way of Covid Jabs': Criticised for Wheat Export Ban Amid Rise in Food Prices, India Slams West
2 years, 7 months ago

'Shouldn't Go Way of Covid Jabs': Criticised for Wheat Export Ban Amid Rise in Food Prices, India Slams West

News 18  

Voicing its concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the unjustified increase in food prices, India has called out the West and said food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines. In order to manage our own overall food security and support the needs of neighbouring and other vulnerable developing countries, we have announced some measures regarding wheat …

India expresses concern over global food crisis, justifies ban on wheat export
2 years, 7 months ago

India expresses concern over global food crisis, justifies ban on wheat export

Live Mint  

India has expressed its concern over global food insecurity and urged to work collectively together to alleviate the sufferings of the most affected. During the 'Global Food Security-Call to Action', chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict between Russia-Ukraine …

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines
2 years, 7 months ago

India calls out the West, says food grains shouldn\'t go the way of COVID vaccines

Deccan Chronicle  

United Nations: Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the “unjustified increase” in food prices. Muraleedharan said the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put “our food security and those of …

There are food security exceptions to India’s wheat export restrictions: Muraleedharan tells U.N.
2 years, 7 months ago

There are food security exceptions to India’s wheat export restrictions: Muraleedharan tells U.N.

The Hindu  

Addressing a United Nations ‘Global Food Security Call to Action’ ministerial meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, said India’s restrictions on the export of wheat made allowance for exports to countries that had food security needs. “Let me make it clear that these measures allow for export on the basis of approvals to those countries who are …

India bans wheat exports, cites food security and soaring prices
2 years, 7 months ago

India bans wheat exports, cites food security and soaring prices

Al Jazeera  

India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately, citing a risk to food security, partly due to the war in Ukraine and as a scorching heatwave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high. Although not one of the world’s top wheat exporters, India’s ban could drive global prices to new peaks given already tight supply, hitting poor consumers …

India bans wheat exports with immediate effect citing food security factor
2 years, 7 months ago

India bans wheat exports with immediate effect citing food security factor

India TV News  

Highlights Central Government bans wheat exports with immediate effect It's done to manage overall food security of India & to support needs of neighbouring countries Meanwhile, DGFT announced the easing of export conditions for onion seeds India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of measures to control rising domestic prices, according to the official notification. "The export …

Challenges for India’s agriculture exports
2 years, 8 months ago

Challenges for India’s agriculture exports

New Indian Express  

These questions have been asked as AoA imposes strict discipline on countries implementing domestic food security programmes using public stockholding of food grains, as for example, India’s public distribution system. Such countries are allowed to acquire and release food grains at administered prices, but they can only do so when they include the difference between the acquisition price of food …

WTO looking to resolve challenges for Indian food exports: Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 8 months ago

WTO looking to resolve challenges for Indian food exports: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

The World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is looking into resolving WTO rules that are making it difficult for India to export food grains to meet shortages in other countries, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “Countries like India, which can probably supply are facing difficulties with WTO,” Ms. Sitharaman told reporters on Friday, …

India welcomes findings of UN chief's Global Crisis Response Group on food purchases
2 years, 8 months ago

India welcomes findings of UN chief's Global Crisis Response Group on food purchases

Firstpost  

The findings had said the war in Ukraine is setting in motion a three-dimensional crisis - on food, energy and finance - that is resulting in cascading effects on a world economy which is already reeling under COVID-19 and climate change Geneva: India has welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Global Crisis Response Group’s recommendation for exempting purchases of food by …

PM Modi says India ready to supply food stock to world if WTO agrees
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi says India ready to supply food stock to world if WTO agrees

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar: Stating that he has discussed the issue of the global food shortage with US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is ready to supply food stock to the world. PM Modi said that India can supply food stock if the World Trade Organisation comes on board. I suggested that if WTO gives permission, …

The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross
3 years ago

The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross

The Hindu  

The demand of farmers to provide a legal guarantee for the minimum support price for their produce has triggered a nationwide debate. However, price support provided in the form of procurement of crops at MSP is classified as a trade-distorting subsidy and falls under the ‘amber box’ measures, which are subject to certain limits. Procuring all the 23 crops at …

India to discuss IPR waiver on Covid vaccines, global trade issues during WTO DG's 3-day visit
3 years, 2 months ago

India to discuss IPR waiver on Covid vaccines, global trade issues during WTO DG's 3-day visit

India Today  

India will hold critical rounds of talks with the World Trade Organisation Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during her three-day visit, starting Wednesday. During their meetings, Indian ministers are expected to push for India’s proposals to be considered as far as the on-going negotiations in Geneva are concerned.” TOP ITEMS ON INDIA’S AGENDA Removal of restrictions on trade especially in health …

Lessons from India’s food security response
3 years, 5 months ago

Lessons from India’s food security response

The Hindu  

With a reduction in COVID-19 infections as the second wave weakens in India, it is important to focus on the pandemic’s disruptive impact on the food security and livelihoods of the poor and marginalised. While the pandemic’s impact has yet to be fully mapped, a multi-agency report, ‘The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’, estimates that around …

Explained | What the easing of IP norms on Covid vaccines means for India
3 years, 8 months ago

Explained | What the easing of IP norms on Covid vaccines means for India

The Hindu  

The story so far In the wee hours of Thursday while most of India was asleep, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced its support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. While over 250 members of the European Parliament and member countries’ national parliamentarians backed the proposal in late March, last week, over 100 U.S. lawmakers wrote to President …

India Urges WTO Members to Find Permanent Solution for Public Stock Holding for Food Security
4 years ago

India Urges WTO Members to Find Permanent Solution for Public Stock Holding for Food Security

News 18  

India on Friday urged the members of the World Trade Organization to work on finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding for food security purposes. He "urged the Membership for a permanent solution to Public Stock Holding for food security", the Commerce Ministry said in a statement. Wadhawan conveyed India's deep commitment to the multilateral trading …

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO
4 years ago

Offering Non-commercial, Humanitarian Food Assistance to Its Neighbours: India at WTO

News 18  

India has always been at the forefront to provide food assistance at humanitarian and non-commercial grounds to the vulnerable populations of its neighbouring countries, according to a statement made by New Delhi at the General Council meeting of the WTO. “India has always been at the forefront of offering non-commercial, humanitarian food assistance bilaterally to the vulnerable populations of its …

The long road to food security
4 years ago

The long road to food security

The Hindu  

India’s malnutrition levels are almost twice the level of many African countries. The Global Hunger Index 2020 report has given India the 94th rank among 107 countries, much behind Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. Struggling ecosystem However, according to data released by the Department of Consumer Affairs, almost 62,000 tons of food grains were damaged in Food Corporation of India warehouses …

RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India
4 years, 4 months ago

RBI Report Says Managing Food Surplus Key Challenge for India

News 18  

India has now reached a stage in which surplus foodgrain management has become a major challenge, the Reserve Bank of India said in its annual report on Tuesday. The total production of foodgrains reached a record 296.65 million tonnes in 2019-20, while total horticulture production — accounting for about 40 per cent of gross value added in the farm sector …

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