India, on Friday, asserted that it would not make any compromise on market access on its agro products without matching cut in farm subsidies by the developed and rich countries.
“We cannot make any compromise on livelihood of our millions of farmers. But at the same time we stand committed to successful conclusion of Doha round of negotiations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Commerce Minister Kamal Nath told newspersons here.
Mr Kamal Nath said the G-4 talks broke down because of the failure of the developed countries to accept effective reductions in their agricultural subsidies and at the same time, seeking additional market access in the developing countries for their agricultural products, including for their highly subsidised ones.

End of day for G-4
“There is no question of any compromise on agricultural market access issues which would have affected our farmers,” Mr Kamal Nath, who attended the G-4 meet, said.
Asked about the deadline set by the WTO to start the Doha round negotiations by July 31 this year, he said “It is now the end of the day for G-4. Now it is for the full membership of the WTO to take the Doha round forward.”
“Developed and rich countries want greater access to the markets in the developing world but refuse to cut their trade distorting subsidies in agriculture,” Mr Kamal Nath lamented.
“For them (developed countries) it is question of further enhancing prosperity of their farmers. For us (developing countries) it is the very livelihood of our farmers. There can be no give and take where the very survival of our farmers is at stake,” he said.  “India, which is a firm believer in a rule based, fair and transparent multilateral system of trade, would work with other like minded countries-both developing as well as developed, to bring about a successful conclusion of the Doha Round,” Mr Kamal Nath asserted.
Meanwhile, WTO Director General Pascal Lamy said the global trade negotiations toward concluding a deal on Doha Round would continue despite failure of talks between the four key nations — India, Brazil, the US and the EU — at Potsdam in Germany.
He said the G4 members have been meeting to bridge gaps in their negotiating positions. “Prior convergence among these members would have been helpful to pave the way toward multilateral convergence. But helpful does not mean indispensable. This negotiation is an endeavour among 150 members of the WTO,” he said.