SME Times News Bureau | 22 Aug, 2014
India Thursday sought cooperation from African countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the issue of food security and trade facilitation.
According to Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher, the Indian stand at the WTO deliberations on the trade facilitation agreement was supported by the G-33 and endorsed by 46 countries, including several countries from Africa.
"India, therefore, was not the sole country in the fray," Kher said.
The commerce secretary observed that there were 21 countries in the world which use public stockholding for food security purposes and many more countries are expected to resort to the same in the future.
