WTO Fishery Subsidies

Piyush Goyal told a meeting of delegates Tuesday that it would not bend on demands for extensive exceptions on a 20-year negotiation to curb harmful government fishery subsidies

The government subsidy provided to fishermen helps the community do fishing activities to support their livelihood and prohibiting such measures will affect millions of fishers and their families

The WTO chief acknowledged that the global trade body needs reform, adding that the road will be bumpy and rocky and 'there may be a few landmines'

India must protect its interests in WTO on fishery subsidies

The United States and 12 other countries said last year they would begin WTO negotiations to ban harmful fishery subsidies