Focusing on the public stockholding policies of 12 developing countries, this book evaluates the impact of WTO rules, particularly the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), on food security efforts. It argues for necessary amendments to the AoA to support nations grappling with hunger and malnutrition. The analysis includes challenges faced by countries like India, Kenya, and Turkey in implementing food security policies under current provisions. The findings aim to assist trade negotiators, policymakers, and academics engaged in agriculture and food security discussions.
This book examines the public stockholding policies of selected developing countries from the perspective of WTO rules and assesses whether the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could hamper these countries’ efforts to address the challenges of food security. Further, it highlights the need to amend the provisions of the AoA to make WTO rules just and fair for the millions of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. This book highlights that 12 countries namely China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing or will face problems in implementing the food security policies due to the provisions under AoA. These provisions need to be amended for permitting developing countries to address hunger and undernourishment. Progress in WTO negotiations on public stockholding for food security purposes are also discussed and analysed. The findings of this study greatly benefit trade negotiators, policymakers, civil society, farmers groups, researchers, students and academics interested in issues related to the WTO, agriculture and food security.
