Water

Brazil Says Subsidies Give Unfair Advantage

"Prices have tanked while production increased. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has projected average cash soybean prices this year of $4.30 per bushel, well below the cost of production, Wisner said." Des Moines Register | March 1, 2002 | By ANNE FITZGERALD, Des Moines Register Agribusiness Writer

Unsold Coffee Piles Up in Ivory Coast

Reuters | February 25, 2002 | by Anne Boher MAN, Ivory Coast - Unsold coffee is piling up in Ivory Coast's main growing region near the peak of the season as exporters await details of a promised subsidy scheme before buying, farmers and buyers said.

Number of U.S. Farms Declines in 2001

USDA | February 26, 2002 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is blaming a decline in the number of farms operating in the United States on adverse weather, lower commodity prices, and land competition.

12 Senators urge Senate to hold off on Fast-Track vote

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2002 ROCKEFELLER, 13 OTHER SENATORS URGE SENATE LEADERS TO HOLD OFF ON FAST TRACK UNTIL PRESIDENT'S 201 DECISION

Brazil Brings EU and U.S. Before WTO over Farm Subsidies

Agencia Efe | February 26, 2002 Brasilia - Brazil announced Tuesday that it would file complaints against the European Union and the United States before the World Trade Organization (WTO) for unfairly subsidizing their farmers. Agriculture Minister Marcus Vinicius Pratini de Moraes announced the decision at a news conference on the prospects for the upcoming harvest.

Mexico Debt Financing Meet Promises Sparks

Africa News | February 20, 2002 Next month, Zambia joins the rest of the world in Mexico to explore the means of paying for social and economic progress in developing countries and finding solutions for sustainable development.

World Leaders Call for Increased Commitment of Resources by International Community to Combat Poverty

AScribe Newswire | February 22, 2002 At a high-level forum at The Carter Center, leaders and representatives of developing countries and international development organizations called attention to the lack of progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals to reduce poverty.

Third World Finance Dries Up

The Observer | By Nick Mathiason | February 24, 2002 Investment in the infrastructure of developing countries has collapsed in the past seven years, threatening the lives of millions of people in the world's poorest countries, writes Nick Mathiason.

Cause for Concern? Australia Looks Forward to an Unsure Farming Future

justfood.com | February 19, 2002 | By David Robertson

Insurers press for climate-change controls

LONDON - Having extracted government action on exposure to terrorist attacks, the insurance industry must now press politicians for climate-change controls, one of its leaders said this week.