WTO members debate how to advance ag as U.S. pushes for ‘interest-based’ talks

World Trade Organization members are considering a range of ideas to advance long-stagnant agriculture negotiations in Geneva – from organizing more high-level political meetings for guidance to breaking issues out into small groups – with the U.S. urging “new approaches” such as the interest-based path taken in the dispute settlement reform talks. Despite a strong push at the 13th ministerial conference earlier this year to agree on a work program on agriculture, ministers ultimately failed to do so, frustrating several...