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August 4, 2000 There's a better option for family farmers than "folding their tents and stealing away into the night," says Willard Cochrane, professor emeritus with the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota.

The Press, Christchurch World Trade Organisation director-general Mike Moore was called a traitor by free trade opponents during a small but raucous protest in Christchurch on Monday. Mr Moore, escorted by a member of the Diplomatic Protection Service, arrived at the Centra Hotel just before midday to address the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.

The Press, Christchurch / By PETER LUKE More globalisation, not less, is the solution to world poverty, says World Trade Organisation director-general Mike Moore. He used a speech to Canterbury employers yesterday to answer critics of the institution he heads, and the ideal of free trade - even as the chants of protesters could be heard outside.

Staff Reporter Patric Lane Opponents of free trade need to wake up and take a reality check, according to World Trade Organisation boss Mike Moore. Mr Moore, a former New Zealand Prime Minister, is in New Zealand on an official visit to update the Government and other political leaders on progress in Geneva.

Friends of the Earth Action (The c4 political arm of Friends of the Earth) asked Al Gore what his position is on several pressing environmental concerns. His response on GE foods is below.

By Joshua Karliner and Kenny Bruno, International Herald Tribune SAN FRANCISCO - Do the UN flag and the Nike swoosh belong together? Secretary-General Kofi Annan thinks they might. Leaders of nearly 50 of the world's most powerful corporations met with him on July 26 to hail the dawn of a new relationship between the United Nations and big business.

August 5, 2000 / By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats and Republicans agree it's time to fix federal agricultural policy. But the parties, in their platforms, are not saying how -- and that's the tricky part because even farmers themselves don't agree on what's best.

The Associated Press / August 8, 2000 On one hand, Novartis A.G. says it's eliminating genetically modified ingredients from its foods. On the other, the agriculture and pharmaceutical giant is selling the crops to farmers through its Minnesota-based international seed unit. Midwestern farmers say it's unfair to sell the biotech seeds and then shun the harvest.