India calls for solution to PSH for food security
Hindustan Times|February 27, 2024
India on Monday expressed serious concerns over unilateral protectionist measures adopted by some WTO members in the guise of environmental protection and called for a permanent solution to the long-pending public stockholding (PSH) for food security, a crucial element for offering minimum support price (MSP) to its farmers and feed over 810 million poor.
Rajeev Jayaswal
India calls for solution to PSH for food security

In the session on sustainable development and policy space for industrialisation, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said WTO members must avoid fragmentation of the multilateral trading system and should not mix non-trade issues with the WTO agenda.

The thirteenth ministerial conference (MC13) of the WTO began in Abu Dhabi on February 26. On the opening day, the Indian delegation was led by him. Replying to a specific question on absence of commerce minister Piyush Goyal at the conference in Abu Dhabi, WTO director-general Ngozi OkonjoIweala said while Indian delegation is participating in deliberation, Goyal is expected to join them soon.

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