Agriculture

New WTO Leader Addresses Activists

New WTO Leader Addresses Activists Tue, 8 Feb 2000 8:10:14 PST BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The future leader of the World Trade Organization today told activists demanding a greater voice in trade talks that globalization was entering a "crucial" stage and their concerns would be heeded.

Activists Want WTO and IMF Pared Down

BANGKOK: Non-governmental groups have seized a prominent place at the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) following violent anti-globalisation protests at last year's World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month.

Barshefsky: French Elections Could Hamper Trade Talks

The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- The political atmosphere of next year's French elections will make it more difficult to launch a new round of global trade talks, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Tuesday.

WTO Welcomes Iceland""s Trade Policy, Criticizes Protectionism in Farm Sector

GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization has cited Iceland's open trading policy as an example for other WTO members but criticized continued protectionism in the agriculture sector as well as restrictions on foreign investment in key sectors such as energy and fisheries.

Moore to Offer Mini-Package; Hopes for Consensus on Four Major Issues

World Trade Organisation chief Mike Moore hopes to forge greater consensus on four global trade issues, including agriculture and free market access for the least developed countries, during his visit for the UN Conference on Trade and Development.

Agriculture, Trade and Africa: Where to after Seattle

A review of what happened during the WTO agriculture negotiations in Seattle, what the draft text included and suggests ways in which the next text for negotiation could be strengthened to better reflect developing countries interests.

The WTO and Family Farms: An Interview with Mark Ritchie

THE WTO AND FAMILY FARMS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK RITCHIE

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS

CORN GROWERS SAY FAILURE TO REACH WTO AGREEMENT IS GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILY FARMERS Real WTO Agenda Was To Eliminate Farm Programs

WTO, Agricultural Deregulation and Food Security

Published in Foreign Policy In Focus, Volume 4, Number 34, December 1999. Can deregulated world markets ensure food security for the world? No negotiator of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could honestly say that this was the first intent of the agreement. Yet, the AoA preamble lists food security as one of the legitimate "non-trade" objectives of agriculture policy.

Cattlemen Will Ponder Beef Hormone Payments from EU

CongressDaily | by Jerry Hagstrom