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March 28th, 2007

Farmers against patenting of seeds

21 March, 2007

Indian farmers have joined hands with their counterparts in Europe and Latin America to protest against patenting of seeds and life forms.

NEW DELHI, MAR 27:

March 27th

G33 Ministers reiterate commitment to SP, agree on revised indicators

26 March, 2007
The Group of 33 (G33) developing countries concluded their Ministerial meeting here Wednesday with a communique outlining their continued commitment to Special Products and Special Safeguard Mechanism (SP/SSM) in the WTO's Doha agriculture negotiations, and agreeing on a revised list of indicators for the selection of Special Products.

March 26th

Not import liberalisation, but justified protection needed for farm sector

25 March, 2007
Reduction in tariff protection in South Asian agriculture has been the primary cause of import surge, leading to fall in employment in farm activities, lowering of returns to farmers and increased levels of poverty in rural areas.

Uncertainty engulfs US trade policy

25 March, 2007
From the corridors of power in Washington this week it will be possible to look out at a transient moment of simple beauty as 3,700 cherry blossom trees donated to the city by Tokyo flower for a mere seven days.

Developing nations oppose Lamy’s idea

25 March, 2007
WTO director-general, Pascal Lamy

March 23rd

Debunking Five Myths About the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)

22 March, 2007
Over the next two weeks, Korean and U.S. trade negotiators plan to meet behind closed doors with hopes of reaching an agreement on the KorUS FTA before March 31 deadline.

March 22nd

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

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.