Archive

maio 5th, 2006

Positions and problems become clearer as WTO talks set to intensify

4 May, 2006
The WTO's Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on 1 May and statements made by some Trade Ministers visiting the WTO have further clarified positions of some key members and groupings and some of the major differences among them that need to be resolved if the Doha talks are to progress fast enough.

maio 3rd

Recent Agriculture Papers

2 May, 2006
Links to several new papers on agriculture.

U.S. proposal on Special Products

2 May, 2006
Link to the U.S. proposal on Special Products (SPs).

UK parliament report attacks EC's WTO positions (Updated Version)

2 May, 2006
The all-party International Development Committee of the United Kingdom Parliament has issued a report on 27 April containing devastating criticisms of the European Union's positions in the current WTO negotiations.

Spurt of NAMA talks planned till mid-June

2 May, 2006
Negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) will intensify with almost continuous meetings from 1 May to 16 June.

FAO Expresses Concern Over Livestock Globalization

2 May, 2006
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has expressed concern over the globalization of livestock markets. The growth of international trade in livestock production can bring benefits to producers and consumers but can also be perilous for small producers in particular.

Major differences over special products, special safeguard

2 May, 2006
Major differences on the issues of Special Products (SPs) and the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) were evident at the negotiations on agriculture at the WTO on 26-28 April.

FAO Uncertain About Livestock Globalization

2 May, 2006
The advance toward global livestock markets is not coming without potential risks to livelihoods, human health and the environment, warns the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

maio 2nd

April wheat stocks at twice the buffer norms

1 May, 2006
The government decision to import 3.5 million tonne wheat for maintaining the buffer stock may soon prove to have been needlessly hasty as the stock in the central pool is already more than double the norm set for April.

Quick Analysis of US Proposal on SSM

1 May, 2006
A quick critique on recent US proposal on SSM developed by ActionAid in the light of their recent research project on import surges; also attached is US proposal in this regard.