Fact Sheets

CAFTA's Impact on U.S. Ethanol Market

The U.S. ethanol industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Much of this growth in the Midwest has been financed and fueled by local investments, primarily from family farmers, who own collectively over half of the 84 ethanol plants. These plants provide risk mitigation and a preferred market for corn farmers, new jobs and income streams for rural communities.

THE RIGHT TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AS A HUMAN RIGHT

The article focuses on a case involving the right to water brought by the Centre on Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA) based in Cordoba, Argentina to address pollution of drinking water and the failure to ensure sufficient water for all.

Sweet or Sour? The U.S. Sugar Program and the Threats Posed by the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Program

The U.S. sugar program is the only major U.S.commodity program that guarantees fair prices to farmers, operates at no cost to tax payers and prevents export dumping at below the cost of production. In other words, it balances supply and demand.

Smart Meat and Dairy Guide for Parents and Children

The industrial factory-style that dominates meat and dairy production can create environmental pollution that contaminates our food.

CSO Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals

The CSO Division of UNDP is pleased to present CSO Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals, a compilation of viewpoints from three members of the UNDP CSO Advisory Committee [Martin Khor/Third World Network Malaysia), Sunita Narain/ Center for Science and environment (India) and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz/ Tebtebba Foundation (Philippines) ], and from Carol Barton of the Women's Inter

Antibiotics and Fish Farming

This fact sheet provides an overview of antibiotics used in industrial fish and shrimp farming.

Fish at Risk: Why Wild Salmon Matter

Factsheet detailing the value of wild salmon and new developments that threaten the way the oceans and natural resources are managed.

True Rice Solutions; A Civil Society Declaration

A sign-on declaration opposing distribution and production of genetically modified golden rice.

China Bans Poultry Imports from North Korea

CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF, April 5, 2005 -- On March 31, 2005, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) made a joint announcement to ban poultry product imports from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to outbreaks of high pathogenic avian influenza in that country.

Comprehensive Plan to Reduce the Risk of Avian Influenza Outbreak

The Hong Kong government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reduce the risk of an avian influenza outbreak. The plan has just been submitted to the Legislative Council for discussion.