Goyal Urges Distinction Between Food Weaponisation and Security Measures

Piyush Goyal said countries must tell the difference between using food as pressure and protecting their own food supply.

He spoke at a meeting of trade ministers from the Group of Twenty.

The meeting took place in Milwaukee on October 1.

Goyal said food should help create security, stability and cooperation.

Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, discussed four major trade topics.

One topic was the use of food, farming goods and farm supplies to pressure other countries.

Another was producing much more than a country needs, which can affect producers in other places.

Greer also discussed trade rules and forced labor in supply chains.

The goal was to make trade policies address real problems without harming food security.