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Allegedly, India has given up its right to introduce new items (like Proteins) into its food security program at WTO
by rawemotions Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:25 am
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/major-victory-at-wto-no-threat-to-food-security-plan-anand-sharma/articleshow/26974161.cms
It is being projected as a major victory.
However, what Anand Sharma Conveniently forgot to say, is that India may have
given up its right to introduce new items in food security program, like Proteins (dal) etc..
http://www.firstpost.com/world/why-we-should-not-be-happy-with-indias-gain-at-wto-1272659.html
Excerpts
now there is no peace clause and there is no immediate threat. But, will countries such as the US give up so easily? Is India really out of danger?
:
However, it covers only the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), which had stipulated the 10 per cent subsidy limit, and not ASCM (Agreement of Subsidies and Countervailing Measures). This might allow developed countries to allege that the food programmes are affecting export markets. As experts point out, leakage to export markets from a large programme such as that of India is possible and that will help the US and EU to build a case. In fact the Indian cabinet had decided that arrangement should include ASCM, but in the final text, it’s missing. The agreement covers “traditional staple food crops”. What if we want to change the composition to improve the programme? Not possible during the interim period. It only covers public stockholding for existing food security programmes. No new programmes, including elements that have already been put on paper, cannot be introduced. We are stuck with what we have. Want to add some more proteins? Not possible. It will also affect countries which haven’t yet established any food security programmes.
It is being projected as a major victory.
However, what Anand Sharma Conveniently forgot to say, is that India may have
given up its right to introduce new items in food security program, like Proteins (dal) etc..
http://www.firstpost.com/world/why-we-should-not-be-happy-with-indias-gain-at-wto-1272659.html
Excerpts
now there is no peace clause and there is no immediate threat. But, will countries such as the US give up so easily? Is India really out of danger?
:
However, it covers only the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), which had stipulated the 10 per cent subsidy limit, and not ASCM (Agreement of Subsidies and Countervailing Measures). This might allow developed countries to allege that the food programmes are affecting export markets. As experts point out, leakage to export markets from a large programme such as that of India is possible and that will help the US and EU to build a case. In fact the Indian cabinet had decided that arrangement should include ASCM, but in the final text, it’s missing. The agreement covers “traditional staple food crops”. What if we want to change the composition to improve the programme? Not possible during the interim period. It only covers public stockholding for existing food security programmes. No new programmes, including elements that have already been put on paper, cannot be introduced. We are stuck with what we have. Want to add some more proteins? Not possible. It will also affect countries which haven’t yet established any food security programmes.
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