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Title A-Z Z-A	Author A-Z Z-A	Date 1-9 9-1
G33 Statement on Agriculture Negotiations, July 2008	Group of 33	July 8, 2008
25k Document summary G33, grop of developing countries, statement on the WTO agriculture negotiations.
G33 Talking Points on the Special Safeguar Mechanism, July 2008	Group of 33	July 8, 2008
21k Document summary G33, group of development countries, talking points on the Special Safeguar Mechanism (SSM) to defend food and livelihood security and rural development at the WTO.
G33 Talking Points on Special Products, July 2008	Group of 33	July 8, 2008
23k Document summary G33, group of development countries, talking points on the Special Products category to defend food and livelihood security and rural development at the WTO.
G20 on pending data issues in Ag negotiations	G20	July 3, 2008
14k Document summary PENDING DATA ISSUES IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT AND EXPORT SUBSIDIES
Issues for discussion on WPDR	WPDR	July 2, 2008
286k Document summary Issues raised by delegations in relation to negotiations on Domestic Regulation under GATS
G33 Statement at June 27 TNC	G33	June 30, 2008
23k Document summary G33 response to Lamy's proposal to hold a ministerial meeting July 21, 2008.
The 2008 Farm Bill and the Doha Agenda	Sophia Murphy and Steve Suppan	June 26, 2008
127k Document summary The U.S. Congress voted a new Farm Bill into law on May 22, 2008. The legislation was greeted with a resounding �thumbs down� in Geneva, where the WTO has its headquarters. The negotiators� reaction echoed that of President Bush, who promptly vetoed the legislation, saying the Farm Bill would impede a conclusion to negotiations on the Doha Agenda at the WTO. Yet neither the House nor the Senate had any trouble securing well over the necessary two-thirds majority necessary to overthrow the veto the same day.
European Trade Policy Violates Right to Food in Ghana	Germanwatch, FIAN, Both Ends, UK Food Group	June 25, 2008
1468k Document summary Fact-finding Mission to Ghana by Germanwatch, Food First Information and Action Network, Both Ends and the UK Food Group to explore the impact of European trade policy on the right to food of chicken and tomato farmers.
U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues	Geoffrey Becker	June 12, 2008
149k Document summary This is an introduction to import food safety agency responsibilities and an overview of proposed food safety legislation introduced in Congress in 2007.
How the Food Processing Industry is Diversifying Rural Minnesota	Katherine Fennelly and Helga Leitner	June 12, 2008
499k Document summary Diversification of rural Minnesota is largely the result of the restructuring of the food processing industry, and the subsequent recruitment of low wage laborers.
Biofuels development in Africa: report	ACORD, PELUM, Action Aid, CCFD, CIDSE, IATP, ROPPA, FoodSpan, SEATINI	June 11, 2008
314k Document summary Report from a meeting held in Accra on April 19, 2008
Tar Sands: Feeding U.S. Refinery Expansions with Dirty Fuel	Environmental Integrity Project	June 9, 2008
82k Document summary Facts at glance
Feeding frenzy	SINCLAIR STEWART AND PAUL WALDIE	June 9, 2008
49k Document summary Article from Globe and Mail : One big culprit in the global food crisis has been overlooked: The money. Pension and index funds used a loophole to plow hundreds of billions of dollars into commodities markets
Comment to FDA on Third Party Certification Programs	Steve Suppan/IATP	June 5, 2008
372k Document summary Official comment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about Third Party Certification programs in other countries to ensure food safety.
Congressional Leaders Launch Bold New Trade Reform Act	Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition	June 5, 2008
192k Document summary The Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition commend Representatives Keith Ellison (D-05) and Collin Peterson (D-07) for their positive support for a new vision of trade policy.
Statement from Indigenous Environmental Network at UN FAO food security summit	Ben Powless, Indigenous Environmental Network and Mohawk Nation	June 5, 2008
106k Document summary Statement to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's food security summit.
Speech by Via Campesina at FAO Food Security Summit	Henry Saragih	June 5, 2008
116k Document summary Statement to the participants at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Summit on food security in Rome.
La Ronda de Doha de la OMC no resolverá la crisis alimentaria mundial - es hora de soluciones reales	Our World is Not For Sale	June 3, 2008
187k Document summary Nosotros, organizaciones no gubernamentales y movimientos sociales preocupados, les instamos a rechazar la postura de los dirigentes de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC), el Banco Mundial, el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), cuando sostienen que concluir la Ronda de Doha es la solución a la crisis actual.
Le cycle de négociations de Doha de l’OMC ne résoudra pas la crise alimentaire mondiale – Il est temps de trouver de vraies solutions	Our World is Not For Sale	June 3, 2008
192k Document summary Nous, organisations non gouvernementales et mouvements sociaux, nous vous exhortons à rejeter les affirmations des leaders de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), de la Banque mondiale, du Fonds monétaire international (FMI) et de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE), qui prônent la conclusion du Cycle de Doha comme solution à la crise actuelle.
The WTO's Doha Round Will Not Solve the Global Food Crisis - Time for Real Solutions	Our World is Not For Sale	June 3, 2008
176k Document summary A letter to trade and agriculture ministers attending the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting on food security. The letter is signed by 237 organizations.
Discours de l'OMC's Pascal Lamy a la FAO, juin 2008	Pascal Lamy	June 3, 2008
123k Document summary Discours de l'OMC's Pascal Lamy a la FAO, juin 2008
WTO's Pascal Lamy Speech at FAO Conference, June 2008	Pascal Lamy	June 3, 2008
133k Document summary Speech by WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, at the FAO's High-Level Conference on Food Security
La réelle tragédie derrière la crise alimentaire mondiale	Sophia Murphy and Carin Smaller/IATP	May 30, 2008
93k Document summary L’aspect le plus tragique peut-être de cette crise alimentaire mondiale est qu’il a fallu des émeutes, l’intervention des forces de police ainsi que des morts violentes pour que l’on parle enfin d’une crise qui existe depuis longtemps.
Turning High Prices Into an Opportunity: What is Needed	Anne Laure Constantin/IATP	May 30, 2008
430k Document summary The global food crisis is an opportunity for the international community to provide greater support for agriculture in countries that are struggling with hunger.
The Real Tragedy Behind the Global Food Crisis	Sophia Murphy and Carin Smaller/IATP	May 30, 2008
91k Document summary Perhaps the most tragic thing about the global food crisis is that it takes riot police and violent deaths to expose a crisis that has been with us all along.