Food fight – the story of rich country hypocrisy at the WTO

Type: Campaign briefings
Date: 4 December 2015
Campaigns: Food

Nairobi will be the scene of an important battle between richer and poorer countries in December when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meets for its ministerial. On one side, countries like the US and UK subsidise their agricultural sector to the tune of billions of pounds but don’t want to allow other countries to do so. On the other side countries like India are demanding equal treatment and the freedom to buy farmers’ crops in order to distribute them to those too poor to buy them at market prices.