WTO ag negotiating chair outlines proposed public stockholding solution

The chair of the World Trade Organization’s agricultural negotiations on Wednesday outlined a plan that would allow public stockholding programs to be shielded from legal challenges if appropriate safeguards are implemented, according to a Geneva trade official. John Deep Ford, Guyana’s WTO ambassador, chairs the agricultural talks. He said at the group’s last meeting that he would take a “personal risk” by proposing a solution to the longstanding issue over the legality of public stockholding programs for food security purposes...