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Speech by Miguel Rodríguez Mendoza, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization

11 June 2002

Rome, 11 June 2002
World Food Summit
Trade liberalization and food security

Introductory remarks
It is still a long way to go to reach the goal of global food security. The WTO has an important role to play to achieve this common objective. The negotiations on agriculture, which are under way for two years now, aim at substantial improvements in market access, reductions of, with a view to phasing out, all forms of export subsidies, and substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic support. Bringing these negotiations to a successful conclusion is the key contribution the WTO can make towards achieving global food security. Further trade liberalization will have a positive impact on food security both directly through better and secure access to food supplies on global markets and indirectly through its contribution to poverty alleviation.

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