PROPOSAL ON FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE
DRAFT
The following communication,
dated 8 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the
delegation of The Gambia on behalf of the LDC Group.
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The Ministerial Conference,
Having regard to paragraph 1
of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization (WTO);
Taking note of the findings
and recommendations of the report of the dedicated work programme in the
Committee on Agriculture launched pursuant to paragraph 8 of the MC12
Declaration on the emergency response to food insecurity (_G/AG/38)
highlighting the needs of Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing
Countries (NFIDCs) to increase their resilience in
responding to acute food instability including by considering the best possible
use of flexibilities to bolster their agricultural production and enhance their
domestic food security as needed in an emergency;
Concerned by the enduring
effects of supply chain disruptions, climate change, geopolitical tensions and
volatile commodity prices on food insecurity, particularly in LDCs and NFIDCs
who rely heavily on imports for their basic food needs, and face persisting
supply side constraints or vulnerability to external shocks;
Determined to make progress
toward the achievement of a fair agricultural trading system, ending hunger,
achieving food security and improved nutrition, while promoting sustainable and
resilient agriculture and food systems, in fulfilment of Sustainable Development
Goal 2 of the United Nations;
Decides as follows:
1.
We instruct the Committee on
Agriculture in Special Session to continue negotiations on the reform process
of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) towards a fair agricultural trading
system, taking into account special and differential treatment in accordance
with Article 20 of the AoA with a particular focus on substantial progressive
reductions towards the elimination of trade- distorting domestic support
affecting cotton markets, the special safeguard mechanism and a permanent
solution on public stockholding for food security purposes covering all
programmes, particularly those implemented by LDCs.
2.
Attention should be given to
food security and resilience for LDCs, particularly on multifaceted
vulnerabilities such as disruptions of supply, price volatility, natural
disasters, and external shocks, including appropriate restraint, within WTO
rules, on measures impacting food imports of LDCs and NFIDCs, among other
things.
3.
In this regard, we also instruct
the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session in its Dedicated Sessions on Public
Stockholding for Food Security Purposes (PSH) to review the 1986-1988 fixed
external reference price used to calculate the amount of domestic support
provided under market price support, with a view to making recommendations by
the 15th WTO Ministerial Conference.
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