Archive

March 22nd, 2007

Children With Diarrhoea need Rice “Kanji”, Not Cannibal Rice

21 March, 2007
California based Ventria Bioscience has been given preliminary approval to grow a rice containing human genes on 3000 acres in Kansas.

Delhi’s Doha Doldrums

21 March, 2007
Agriculture here is a life and death issue. Scores of farmers have committed suicide in recent years because of crop failures and falling prices.

G-33 Spells Out ‘SP’, ‘SSM’ Terms

21 March, 2007
Trade ministers of the Group-of-33 developing-country coalition - which is seeking enhanced flexibilities for 'special products' and a 'special safeguard mechanism' in the Doha Development Agenda farm trade negotiations - repeated yesterday the negotiating mandate on 'special products' does not require developing countries to provide any compensation including through tariff-quota commitments

March 21st

G33 meeting to help Doha deal - EU

20 March, 2007
A meeting of G33 developing nations should help the chances of success in the Doha trade round, but convergence among all groups is needed by end-April, European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said today.

India urges rich nations to give ground as G33 meets

20 March, 2007
Rich nations must give ground to help global free trade talks make progress, India's trade minister said on Wednesday.

Open Markets ‘Impoverishing Pakistani Fishing Communities’

20 March, 2007
Hundreds of local fishing communities are being pushed into poverty in Pakistan due to over fishing by international trawlers, according to new research from ActionAid released today.

Militant Brazilian Opposition to Bush-Lula Ethanol Accords

20 March, 2007
During Bush

Indonesia plays down chance of Doha G33 breakthrough

20 March, 2007
Indonesia does not expect a breakthrough on global free trade talks at a meeting of G33 countries on Wednesday, but developing nations aimed to 'really push' to make progress, the country's trade minister said.

Get realistic with USFTA

20 March, 2007
FEDERATION of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) president Datuk Yong Poh Kon claims that Malaysia has more to gain than lose from signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US (The Star, March 17). While claiming that a balance in views is necessary, it appears that his letter does not appear to be realistic about the possible gains for Malaysia under a USFTA.

March 20th

No agreement on NAMA tariff cuts at WTO

19 March, 2007
Another week (26 Feb to 2 March) of negotiations at the WTO on market access for non-agricultural products (NAMA) ended with no discussions on the key issue of tariff cuts.