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Agriculture Key To Afghan Recovery

REUTERS reports that the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization believes peace and long term economic stability in war-ravaged Afghanistan depend on rebuilding agriculture. "The shortest path to national stability will be for the rural population to return to their fields and produce the nation's food," the FAO said in a statement.

US Launches Drive to Free World Trade in Genetically Modified Farm Produce

Agence France Presse | January 21, 2002 Geneva - The United States wants to convince the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 143 other members to open their markets to genetically modified farm products, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Monday.

Press Release: Via Campesina on Porto Alegre

Via Campesina | press release | January 21, 2002 Via Campesina will be present with a strong delegation in Porto Alegre, Brazil at the second World Social Forum (WSF). This Forum is an important event that will reactivate our struggle against neo-liberal policies at an international level.

Attac also Launches Campaing

Le Monde | January 20, 2002

High-Profile Summits Will Take on "Globalization"

Institute for Public Accuracy | Presidential Campaign Press Materials | January 18, 2002 | Press Release For several days beginning Jan. 31, two global summits -- one in Manhattan, one in Porto Alegre, Brazil -- will offer dramatically different visions for the future of the world economy.

Monitoring Is the Key to the Success of a UN Convention against Corruption

Transparency International (TI) | press statement | January 18, 2002 "Transparency International welcomes the lead of Austria and the Netherlands in their proposal that the implementation of the Convention be formally monitored." - Peter Eigen, Transparency International

Quad Floats Names For New Negotiating Group Chairmen In WTO

Inside US Trade | January 18, 2002 The major industrialized countries have begun informally floating the names of trade officials to chair negotiating groups for the new round of World Trade Organization negotiations, but trade officials are skeptical that the initial meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee this month will succeed in reaching agreement on the chairmen.

US Farm Subsidy Package to Hurt Global Producers

Asia Pulse | January 15, 2002 340 billion S175.47 billion) subsidy package for farmers in the United States would depress world agricultural prices and hurt Australian producers, according to new study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE).

Mayor Announces Year""s Agro-Subsidy Program

The News (Mexico D.F.) | Jason Lange, The News Staff | Januayrry 16, 2002 The mayor on Tuesday announced the city will give 154 million pesos (US$17.1 million) this year in subsidies to farmers in the capital's rural zones.

Meeting the Asian Biotech Challange

Farm Progress | Ed Maixner | 1/16/2002 American crop producers and food manufacturers remain surprised and somewhat bewildered over the import regulations issued in China late last week for genetically modified products.