Africa/Global: G20 Declaration makes demands on subsidies, market access

The Ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 developing countries operating in the WTO on agriculture issues concluded on 19 March with the adoption of a Declaration and a press briefing in which Ministers from participating countries took part. The Declaration of the G-20 Ministers called for the elimination of all export subsidies in agriculture within five years. It asked for substantial reductions in trade distorting domestic support by developed countries.