Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored the crucial role of trade and the WTO in addressing the challenges of farming and food security. She made the remark speaking at the opening plenary of the World Food Forum on Monday in Rome, Italy hosted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). His Majesty has been speaking when addressing the World Food Forum in Rome, Italy, this afternoon. “Between 2000 and 2022, agricultural trade grew five-fold, rising across all world regions. But the fact is that at a time when a comprehensive update to the global agricultural trade rulebook is long overdue, we have not been so successful in moving forward agricultural trade negotiations at the WTO.

Source: News Business Ethiopia October 15, 2024 12:02 UTC