Agriculture

WTO Trade Summit Focusing on Agriculture this Time

Miami Herald | By Jane Bussey | Sept. 10, 2003 CANCUN, Mexico _ As 146 trade ministers begin five days of global trade talks, the most modern trade summit ever _ from the ever-present cellphones to the sophisticated electronic access cards _ is dominated by the age-old issue of agriculture.

Agriculture Tops WTO Talks in Mexico

New York Times | By Elizabeth Becker | Sept. 10, 2003 CANCUN, Mexico, Sept. 9 - The top-level trade talks beginning here on Wednesday represent the developing world's first chance to bring some balance to a global marketplace they see tilted against them. The pivotal point for them, and the talks, is agriculture.

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.

Biological Globalisation Needs to be Checked

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

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.

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.

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.

Japan Will Fight Proposal To Cut Tariffs, Expand Quotas At WTO Talks

Associated Press Worldstream | BY NATALIE OBIKO PEARSON | September 2, 2003 Japan will oppose a proposal to cut tariffs and expand import quotas at global trade talks next week, Japan's agriculture minister said Tuesday.