Agriculture

Farmers Struggle against WTO, IMF

The Djakarta Post | April 3, 2002 | A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom from injustice as a result of political reform in the country has proven short-lived for Indonesian farmers, who are now facing tougher challenges in the form of a global regime, an activist said.

Agriculture Negotiators Agree on Work Programme

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US Pushing to Resolve Russia Poultry

Reuters | March 27, 2002 | by Chris Stebbins CHICAGO - U.S. officials are working to resolve Russia's ban on U.S. poultry imports despite recent talks in Moscow that ended without agreement, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said yesterday.

Draft Farm Liberalization Framework To Be Presented

Japan Economic Newswire | March 26, 2002 The chairman of the agriculture committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Stuart Harbinson, said Tuesday he will present a new draft liberalization framework centering on tariff reduction and other issues by mid-February next year, trade sources said.

WTO: Bleak Future for Agriculture

DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper | March 22, 2002 | by Nadeem Saeed

Report shows continued consolidation within Agriculture

Mary Hendrickson and William Heffernan of the University of Missouri have again updated their numbers on concentration in the agricultural and food processing sector. Since 1999, they have been following the trend of consolidation in a number of sectors of the agricultural economy by looking at how much of the market the top 3 or 4 companies control.

Drought Ravages Guatemala""s Children

The Washington Post | By Kevin Sullivan | March 19, 2002 Central America's worst drought in more than a decade has caused the deaths of more than 125 children in Guatemala, the hardest-hit country in a region in which thousands of lives are threatened by failing crops and spreading hunger, according to government officials and aid workers.

Canada, U.S. Set Deadline for Softwood Lumber Deal

Toronto Star | By Kathleen Kenna and William Walker | March 15, 2002 High-level Canadian and American officials have agreed to "spare no effort" in trying to reach a new softwood lumber agreement by next week.

Near Eastern Officials Endorse International Anti-Hunger Alliance

Asia Pulse | March 14, 2002 Ministers of agriculture and delegates from 24 Near Eastern countries have endorsed the establishment of an "International Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty" proposed by German President Johannes Rau at the UN annual World Food Day observance last October.