Rep. Collin C. Peterson | March 4, 2004
Dear Colleague,
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations are coming to a boil - numerous countries are demanding major U.S. concessions on agriculture market access and new limits on U.S. domestic farm programs.
Coalition for a Fair Agricultural Model | March 3, 2004
Over 10,000 People Support the Coalition for a Fair Agricultural Model
Launched a few months ago at the ministerial miniconference held in Montreal within the context of the WTO negotiations, the GO5 Coalition for a Fair Agricultural Model has reached the 10,000 member milestone... and it's still growing!
BusinessWorld | By Benjamin G. Defensor | March 3, 2004
After the collapse of the World Trade Organization's Fifth Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico because of irreconcilable differences between their needs and problems, should there be a separate organization each for the developed and developing world?
Lloyd's List | By Sandra Speares | March 3, 2004
AS TRADE disputes between the Europeaun Union and the US multiply "retaliatory imposition of trade sanctions tends to impoverish both," Richard Plender QC of 20 Essex Street has warned.
"Multiplication of WTO proceedings on a retaliatory basis is not in the interest of the US or the European Community."
The Australian | By Christine Wallace, Robert Lusetich, Roy Eccleston | March 4, 2004
THE free trade deal between Australia and the US gives Australian farmers fewer benefits than publicly claimed, according to a secret public service document.
Agence France Presse | By M. JEGATHESAN | February 27, 2004 Environmentalists claimed victory over the United States Friday as more than 100 countries agreed to international rules covering the export of genetically-modified crops and food.
AFX - Asia | February 27, 2004
KUALA LUMPUR -- More than 100 signatories to the UN's Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety have agreed to abide by international rules covering the export of genetically-modified crops and food.
