WTO members push for increased transparency on COVID-19 measures in farm trade (Cfi.co)

Cfi.co published an article on the meeting of the Committee on Agriculture on July 28 where, WTO members posed a record number of questions about each other’s farm measures. Australia and other members called for enhanced transparency on COVID-19 measures. In the subsequent information session dedicated to COVID-19, members heard from several international organizations about their research work. Under the theme of “Transparency for food security”, experts from FAO, the International Grains Council, IFPRI, and ITC presented their observations and lessons learned in their respective monitoring and research efforts related to the pandemic.