Tag Archives: World Trade Organization

July 2026… Geopolitical tensions affecting fertilizer trade are among factors overshadowing the farm sector – despite ample stocks and an otherwise robust outlook.  Outbound fertilizer shipments remain close to zero, despite efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, new WTO analysis shows. Eighteen economies worldwide are particularly vulnerable to disruptions in nitrogenous …

Landmark agreement complements FAO’s instruments to promote sustainability and combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing… 15/09/2025 Rome/Geneva – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the entry into force of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which aims to phase out harmful fisheries subsidies and …

Agriculture Among Top Priorities, WTO DG Says Agriculture is among four top priority issues for the WTO membership, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said.  She told a 22 May meeting of the organisation’s General Council that, in her consultations with WTO members, the topic was repeatedly identified as a priority for action – along …