The sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization is scheduled in December 2005, in Hongkong. Agriculture, through the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) undertaking, is still top of the agenda. With Asian farmers bearing the brunt of lopsided global agricultural trade policies, this sector should be well-informed about developments on this issue and should be […]
Arguing that Hong Kong faces unprecedented security risks during next month's World Trade Organization talks, the government has asked the Legislative Council to give the chief of police sweeping powers to stop protests.
This is a good read about the WTO in Q&A format. A Q&A on the WTO, IMF, World Bank, and Activism Prepared by Michael Albert Culled from work by Albert, Elaine Bernard, Peter Bohmer, Jeremy Brecher, Dorothy Guellec, Robin Hahnel, Russell Mokhiber, Mark Weisbrot, and Robert Weissman What is trade? The logic of trade is […]
I have embarked on a new personal journey as a farmer. I am passionate in my conviction that the only way to give Muslim Mindanao a fighting chance is through agriculture. I want to be one of those who try to take into effect small but effective ripples of positive perceptions about our homeland, especially now that our land is getting smaller everyday. I believe that we should develop our agricultural industry in Mindanao. I’m convinced that agriculture has the greatest potential to increase its productivity. since our Muslim farmers are blessed with typhoon free production areas and can be globally competitive. Our farmers can even plant and harvest all year round.
