Christoph
29-06-07, 23:48
GENEVA, June 29 (Reuters) - African farmers could double or triple their harvests if rich countries were to repeal their crop subsidies and give more food aid to the region in cash, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
Annan, who retired from the United Nations last year, said it was disappointing that years of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks had failed to produce an accord meant to make it easier for poor-country farmers to compete...
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Annan, who retired from the United Nations last year, said it was disappointing that years of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks had failed to produce an accord meant to make it easier for poor-country farmers to compete...
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L29778503