Even as developed countries continue to flag concern over India’s food security programme for distorting global food prices, New Delhi is set to keep up the pressure for a permanent solution on public stockholding for food grains at the 13th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) next month in Abu Dhabi, a senior government official said on Thursday.
“The public stockpiling of food grain is the longest pending issue. Promise was made by the members in the Bali ministerial and then later endorsed by subsequent conferences. Without that, we will not take part in any discussion on any other issue on agriculture, unless the mandated issue is settled,” the official said.
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