World Trade Organization

Rich-Poor Food Fight Looms for WTO

Reuters | By Alan Wheatley | Sept. 10, 2003 CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - Deeply divided over the make-or-break issue of farm subsidies, rich and poor countries begin five days of talks on Wednesday aimed at preparing the ground for a deal to tear down barriers to global trade.

Indian Farmers Stage Massive Anti-WTO Protest

Agence France Presse | Sept. 10, 2003 BANGALORE, India (AFP) - Thousands of farmers staged a protest in India demanding rich nations slash their trade-distorting farm subsidies as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) conference got under way in Cancun.

Canadian Farm Groups Fighting to Keep Protection

Globe and Mail | By Steven Chase | Sept. 9, 2003 CANCUN, MEXICO -- Canadian farm groups are fighting a move at global free-trade talks in Mexico to drastically scale back the protection from foreign imports that dairy, egg and poultry producers have enjoyed for about three decades.

World Trade Organization Watchers See More of the Same

Houston Chronicle | By Jenalia Moreno | Sept. 9, 2003 Protesters and free-traders will converge in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, Wednesday through Sunday, but it seems unlikely they'll come away with much more than a sunburn, international trade experts believe.

Developing Nations have Little Hope for Trade Forum

Arizona Republic | By Tessie Borden | Sept. 7, 2003 MEXICO CITY - This week's World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun will pit developing vs. developed countries in the fight over opening a place for small farmers in the world market. Few believe the meeting of trade ministers will yield a real compromise.

Protesters Disagree on Shutting Down WTO

Seattle Post-Intelligencer | By Traci Carl | Sept. 7, 2003 CANCUN, Mexico -- As World Trade Organization ministers from around the world check into high-rise beach hotels this week, protesters meet in ramshackle offices and tent communities, fighting over how they will wage war against free trade.

Biological Globalisation Needs to be Checked

NRC Handelsblad | By Wouter van der Weijden | September 7, 2003

A Declaration For A New Direction For American Agriculture And Agricultural Trade

IATP | September 4, 2003 We stand together at the dawn of the 21st century. We stand together as farmers, workers, religious and development organizations, environmentalists and concerned citizens calling for a comprehensive re-examination of the impact of global trade policy on food security, farmers' livelihoods, and local, sustainable food production.

Brazil Seeks To Unite Developing Countries In Anti-Subsidy Fight At WTO

Agence France Presse | By CLAIRE DE OLIVIEIRA | September 4, 2003 BRASILIA -- The government of Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva is appealing for greater solidarity among developing countries attending a WTO conference next week in their fight to tear down trade barriers in the developed world.

WTO May Fail Poorer Nations

http://www.news24.com September 3, 2003 Kuala Lumpur - Expressing pessimism about the next round of global trade talks, South African President Thabo Mbeki suggested on Wednesday that poorer nations link up with anti-globalisation protest groups to win a better deal on international trade.