Tag: WTO

Agri Diplomacy
PSH for food security should be the topmost priority of MC12: Piyush Goyal

PSH for food security should be the topmost priority of MC12: Piyush Goyal

Goyal has said that a permanent solution to the issue of public food stocks, which...

Agri Diplomacy
“Permanent solution” to issue of PSH of foodgrains needed: Swadeshi Jagran Foundation

“Permanent solution” to issue of PSH of foodgrains needed: Swadeshi Jagran Foundation

The SJF letter seeks to request “protection of interest of developing countries”...

Opinion
Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies

The AoA considers providing subsidized foodstuffs to the poor as market-distorting...

Opinion
Wheat export: To do or not to do

Wheat export: To do or not to do

Even if the government has to show compassion, the policy must be to prioritize...

Opinion
India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner

During the deliberations in the Committee on Agriculture, several countries, including...

National
109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

According to the FCI, a total of 109.78 lt of wheat has been procured in the country...

National
West may create hurdles in wheat exports from India

West may create hurdles in wheat exports from India

These countries have for long believed that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) offered...

Opinion
India’s CEPA with UAE has several firsts and advantages

India’s CEPA with UAE has several firsts and advantages

A free trade agreement with a country that is also a re-exporter can have one major...

International
American lawmakers urge Biden administration to take action against India on wheat subsidy

American lawmakers urge Biden administration to take action against India on wheat subsidy

US Wheat Associates, the export market development organization for the US wheat...

Opinion
India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime

India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime

On December 14, a WTO dispute settlement panel concluded in its report that India...

Opinion
Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect

Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect

The farmers may have won a battle against the farm laws, but they stand to lose...

National
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...

Opinion
WTO MC12: India faces tough challenges in moving from "peace clause" to "permanent solution"

WTO MC12: India faces tough challenges in moving from "peace clause" to "permanent solution"

Before suggesting the way forward, Ambassador Peralta should have looked at two...

Opinion
Challenges for India’s agricultural exports: Discordant voices get louder at WTO

Challenges for India’s agricultural exports: Discordant voices get louder at WTO

While favourable conditions continue to exist for stimulating agricultural exports,...

Opinion
Power imbalances in food systems

Power imbalances in food systems

Unfortunately, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a greater...

Opinion
Hurdles for universal vaccination

Hurdles for universal vaccination

Will patent-free vaccines and medicines really become a reality? Or will poor countries...