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International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
International Environment House 2
Chemin de Balexert 7-9
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Sustainable Coffee Initiative to Establish New Partnership Platform

15 December 2003
On 8-9 December, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Sustainable Coffee Initiative (SCI) held a meeting on "Sustainability in the Coffee Sector: Exploring Opportunities for International Cooperation - Assessment and...

GMO Update: Recent Developments in Europe

15 December 2003
GMO Update: Recent Developments in Europe European Food Committee fails to end de facto biotech moratorium The European Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health at its 8 December meeting failed to reach the qualified majority required for approving Syngenta's Bt-11 biotech maize (see...

Cap Reform, Step-by-Step

28 November 2003
On 18 November, the European Commission adopted the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform proposals for the tobacco, olive oil, cotton and hops sectors, a follow-up to the discussions on 29 September by the EU’s Council of Ministers (see BRIDGES Trade BioRes , 16 October 2003). The tobacco sector...

Supermarkets - A New Threat to Small African Farmers

14 November 2003
According to a new study from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), small farmers in Africa risk being marginalised as supermarkets spread. New supermarkets are being established at a rapid rate across urban areas and rural centres in Eastern and Southern Africa, and the traditional...

GMO Update: Europe, Canada

11 November 2003
EU postpones decision on restarting biotech approvals The European Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health at its 10 November meeting deferred a decision on whether or not to approve a variety of genetically modified maize -- Syngenta's Bt-11 -- for food use in the EU. A positive...

US Mandatory Food Labelling May Become Pricey

31 October 2003
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), American food producers may have to spend up to USD 3.9 billion for the mandatory origin labelling of beef, lamb, pork, fish, perishable agricultural commodities and peanuts when this law comes into effect after 30 September 2004. Despite...

GMO Update: EU Seed Law; NZ Moratorium; UK

31 October 2003
GMO Update: EU Seed Law; NZ Moratorium; UK EU delays adoption of seed law The European Commission has delayed a decision on new rules for the purity of seeds, including thresholds for the presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which the Standing Committee on Seeds was scheduled to vote...

New Reports on GM Contamination

16 October 2003
A new report , sponsored by a group of Mexican farmers and indigenous communities, has revealed that Mexico’s traditional maize crop is far more contaminated with DNA from genetically modified (GM) maize than previously thought. The study tested 2000 maize plants from 33 communities in nine Mexican...

Fair Trade Coffee, a Growing Market also for Kraft

16 October 2003
A new study released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the World Bank, UNCTAD and the International Coffee Organisation, points to the rapidly growing market for fair trade coffee in Europe and Japan. Based on data from socially and environmentally sustainable...

GMO Update: Brazil, EU, Uganda, US

3 October 2003
GMO Update: Brazil, EU, Uganda, US Brazil authorises planting of GM soy for this season Last week, Brazil authorised the planting of genetically modified (GM) soy until the end of the year and the sale of GM soy crops until the end of 2004. This emergency measure was necessary to address the...
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Agriculture Negotiations at the WTO: Post-Cancun Outlook Report

1 October 2003
WTO Ministerial Conference

Farmers’ Rights Network Launched in Cancun

19 September 2003
On the sidelines of the WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun, like-minded international civil society organisations from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America formed the Farmers’ Rights Advocacy Network (FRANK). The Network will be used as a tool to launch effective advocacy programmes...
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How Can Trade Stimulate Sustainable Development in Agriculture?

Cancun, Mexico
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Agriculture, Trade and Sustainable Development: The Case of West Africa

1 September 2003
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Les Subventions sur le Coton à Cancun: Vers une Stratégie Cohérente et Participative des Pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre pour la Conférence Ministérielle de l'OMC

Saly, Senegal

ECOSOC Calls for End to Agricultural Subsidies

11 July 2003
During the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) annual meeting held in Geneva from 30 June to 25 July, ministers issued a declaration urging rich countries to reduce and eliminate agricultural subsidies to ease market access for products from developing countries. Furthermore the...

WTO Members Still Far Apart on Agriculture

11 July 2003
At a 26-27 June and 1 July special (negotiating) session of the WTO Committee on Agriculture (CoA), Members mainly focussed on discussing a draft progress report prepared by CoA negotiations Chair Stuart Harbinson to be submitted to the Trade Negotiations Committee (see BRIDGES Weekly , 3 July 2003...
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Vers une Stratégie Commune pour les Pays Africains en vue de faire face aux Subventions sur le Coton? Phase IV

Geneva, Switzerland

EU Cap Reform Deal Hoped to Spur AG Negotiations, NGOs Sceptical

30 June 2003
EU Cap Reform Deal Hoped to Spur AG Negotiations, NGOs Sceptical After a 16-hour negotiating marathon -- and concluding more than a year of heated internal debate -- EU farm ministers, on 26 June in Luxemburg, finally agreed on a compromise deal outlining the future of the European Common...
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Les Négociations sur l'Agriculture Peuvent-elles Engendrer des Réformes en faveur du Développement? Le Cas du Coton en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre

Geneva, Switzerland
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