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St. Louis Post-Dispatch / May 14, 2000, Sunday, FIVE STAR LIFT EDITION / BY Al; Stamborski; Of The Post-Dispatch The head of Monsanto Co. said Saturday he is all but certain he will base a fledgling subsidiary here, now that Missouri has matched incentives from other parts of the country.

May 8, 2000 / AgAnswers The quantity and quality of the world's soil will not meet future food demands if the population keeps growing at its current rate and soil conditions are not improved, says an Ohio State soil scientist.

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, May 14 (Reuters) - European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy arrives in China on Monday hoping to negotiate a market-opening agreement that would remove the biggest remaining obstacle to China joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

The New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

The Washington Post / By Matthew Vita / Washington Post Staff Writer

DECCAN HERALD / Friday, May 12, 2000 NEW DELHI, May 11 (DHNS) - After six years of persistant campaigning and legal challenge, the Neem campaign started by Delhi-based Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology won a major victory against biopiracy after it was able to get the neem patent revoked in Europe.

Europe is set to respond angrily to the latest moves by the US Congress to widen retaliation in trade disputes over bananas and beef.

By Deborah Charles SHAKOPEE, Minn. (Reuters) - President Clinton took his campaign for freer trade with China to America's heartland on Friday, standing in a barnyard to tell some Minnesota farmers how they would benefit from the trade legislation.