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WTO Headed For Agriculture Modalities Framework By July
WTO delegates that participated in agriculture negotiations from 22-26 March (see BRIDGES Weekly, 24 March 2004) reported a change of tone in the concluding plenary of the WTO Committee on Agriculture (CoA) special session. Reportedly, the week’s intensive consultations led to a more positive negotiating climate as Members finally started listening to each other, following…
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WTO Cotton Workshop Highlights Development Dimension
An African Regional Workshop on Cotton, held in Benin from the 23-24 March, ended with no firm commitment on development assistance. The aim of the workshop, organised by the WTO, was to address development assistance aspects of an initiative on cotton subsidies that had been presented by four West African cotton producing countries — Benin,…
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Botswana Conference Sparks Debate On Generics
A meeting on generic HIV/AIDS drugs was held in Gaborone, Botswana, from 29-30 March. Prior to the meeting, civil society organisations sent a letter to the US representative, highlighting concerns that the US was blocking the use of sorely needed inexpensive generic versions of HIV/AIDS drugs in poor countries, seeking instead to secure the market…
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Russia, EU Narrow Trade Differences
MONTREAL PROTOCOL: EXEMPTIONS GRANTED FOR METHYL BROMIDE The US, several EU member states, and other developed country parties were granted exemptions for the use of methyl bromide — an ozone damaging substance — at a meeting held 24-26 March in Montreal, Canada. Under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, more than…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Coming Up: 1-7 April 1-2 April, Monterrey, Mexico: FORGING NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY. This event is organised by the North American Forum of Integration in collaboration…
- Resources
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Resources
ORGANIC FARMING: POLICIES AND PROSPECTS. By Stephan Dabbert, Anna Maria Haring and Raffaele Zanoli (Zed Books, February 2004). This book provides an accessible introduction to the latest scientific research on organic farming in Europe. The organic sector has moved from a marginal production fad to a serious subject of policy concern for politicians and public…