More food for 'multilateral' thought
The G33's food security proposal is likely to be a contentious issue with developed countries, especially the US, in the upcoming Bali Ministerial meet
The agenda for the Bali Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is warming up. The three main deliverables that it hopes to deliver are: food security as proposed by the G33 grouping; trade facilitation that the developed world is keen to pursue; and the developmental agenda that would benefit the least developed nations. What will be important is to ensure that a balance is arrived between these three issues so that all member nations find enough meat to support the multilateral negotiations for trade liberalisation under the WTO in the post-Bali process. One critical ...