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Constructive Approach towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun, A

There are literally dozens of major issues being debated in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in Cancun. This article addresses one of these many concerns the content of the agriculture talks, which include key elements relating to food security and safety, water, and biodiversity.

Constructive Approach towards Agriculture, Food and Water in Cancun, A

There are literally dozens of major issues being debated in the run up to the WTO Ministerial in Cancun. This article addresses one of these many concerns -- the content of the agriculture talks, which include key elements relating to food security and safety, water, and biodiversity.

EU and US demands Threaten Trade Round

The Guardian (London) | By Larry Elliott | August 26, 2003 Eleventh hour attempts were under way in Geneva last night to secure a deal on global trade liberalisation amid fresh criticism of the EU and the US for demanding deep cuts in industrial tariffs for poor countries while offering minor cuts themselves.

Developing Nations Attack Trade Proposal

The Washington Post | By Steven Gray | August 26, 2003 Developing countries yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the latest proposed outline for a trade agreement to be considered at the upcoming meeting of World Trade Organization ministers in Mexico, saying the document failed to fully reaffirm the group's commitment to eliminating farm subsidies.

Tariffs, Subsidies, Trade and All That

Public Agenda (Ghana) | August 17, 2003 In this era of globalisation one of the certainties of visiting a developed country like Ghana, is the perceptible western lifestyle one sees on the streets, hotels and even homes. This is made possible by the intrusion of powerful transnational multi-media that bombard homes with the `so-called western virtues.'

African Countries Against Singapore Issues on WTO Agenda

World Markets Analysis | By Andrea Bohnstedt | August 21, 2003

Groups Score Lack Of Transparency In WTO Talks

BusinessWorld | By Iris Cecilia C. Gonzales | August 21, 2003 BANGKOK, Thailand - The World Trade Organization's (WTO) failure to fully open trade negotiations to all its members, particularly poorer countries, will continue to hinder the organization's success.

Justified Cynicism About Cancun

Africa Analysis | August 22, 2003 THE cynicism and anger, about the US and European Union, expressed by a number of African trade ministers in Mauritius in June (Africa Analysis , no.425), appears to have been justified. At the time, the ministers condemned what they saw as the hypocrisy of the EU and US, in particular, regarding free trade.

Poorer/Developing Countries Make WTO Ag Trade Offer

Agweb.com | By Roger Bernard | August 20, 2003 A group of some 16 developing or "poor" countries have offered up an ag trade proposal for the latest round of WTO talks. The plan is seen as a response to the framework plan that the U.S. and European Union (EU) tabled last week.

Kicking the Subsidies: Third World Farmers Need a Fair Deal

The Guardian | August 18, 2003

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