May 2, 2000 / PA News / Chris Court, PA News
Dairy farmers Barry and Mary Symonswere cited as pulling out of the U.K.
government's trial of genetically modified fodder maize crop at Portholland
on the Roseland Peninsula, near Truro, Cornwall.
Times of India
MYSORE: The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha chief Prof M.D. Nanjundaswamy on Friday bitterly criticised the state government's move to allow the big corporate houses into the field of farming in the guise of encouraging bio-technology and said, the KRRS will oppose the allotment of land to the Reliance group of industries.
New York Times / By FRANK BRUNI
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., May 4 -- Three weeks before a closely watched vote in Congress on trade relations with China, Gov. George W. Bush and his advisers are making sure to remind Capitol Hill Republicans of Mr. Bush's support for the bill and have not ruled out his calling undecided House Republicans.
GENEVA--India has revealed details of a tariff swap agreement with the United States which will provide exporters with improved access to the Indian market for certain agricultural goods while raising tariffs on others farm products.
By Michael Roddy / Reuters
BUDAPEST, May 5 -- The head of the World Trade Organization said on Friday he was ready to open a new round of global trade negotiations immediately, but that it was not likely to happen.
By Brian Kenety
BRUSSELS, May 2 (IPS) - The 'Quad Group' of countries - the European Union (EU), the United States, Canada and Japan - are expected to announce at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) ruling body May 3 that they are ready to dismantle duties and quotas on 99 percent of imports from the world's 48 least-developed countries (LDCs).
