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Agence France Presse PANAMA CITY, Oct 17 (AFP) - A group of Latin American nations, with the exception of world number one banana producer Ecuador, were debating Tuesday how to protect themselves against the European Union's new banana import regime.

Stallman: 'Meaningful Trade Reform' Vital to American Ag's Future PARK RIDGE, Ill. October 11, 2000--For America's farmers and ranchers to take advantage of an ever growing world market, the World Trade Organization is going to have to carve out meaningful trade reform in the coming months, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman.

Arlan Suderman / Farm Progress / Thursday, October 12, 2000 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has become both respected and reviled. In 1995, the United States entered into an agreement with other WTO members that will impact agriculture for many years. Now as members enter the second round of WTO negotiations, few understand what we've agreed to, or where we're headed.

CNN WORLDVIEW 18:00 October 14, 2000; Saturday Transcript # 00101406V18 TYPE: PACKAGE SECTION: News; Domestic LENGTH: 394 words HEADLINE: Safeway Recalls Taco Shells That May Contain Genetically Modified Corn BYLINE: Wolf Blitzer, Eileen O'Connor

By Nana Rosine Ngangoue COTONOU, Oct 16 (IPS)- Even with the poor climatic conditions and ineffective agricultural policies that have prevailed in Africa over the past few years, the development and introduction of new, disease-resistant crop varieties have meant larger yields and less famine.

By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Oct 16 (IPS) - The rural entrepreneurs of the Cairns Group member countries are joining their governments to form an anti-protectionist bloc, fighting for agricultural liberalisation in the talks underway at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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First It Was Kraft, Now Mission's Pulling Food From Shelves Company Will Now Use Only White Corn For Flour Mix WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2000