from Reuters Africa Oxfam is speaking out on the global trade talks. They make issue with the lack of progress, and the proposal that don't give enough support to poorer farmers. - KaleBy Laura MacInnis GENEVA, The suggestion by top U.S. and EU trade officials that emerging economies need to make big concessions mean there is little hope of reaching a global trade deal this week, the head of Oxfam International said on Monday.Statements from U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab and EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson saying such concessions were needed to forge a World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement, were "outrageous", Jeremy Hobbs said.The aid advocacy group's executive director said the food and fuel price crisis, combined with looming economic trouble, had created hardship...
from Reuters Even prosperous countries are growing more food do to food secuirity concerns. As this Reuters article explains, the British government has a new report on ways to tackle the global food crisis. - Kale By Nigel HuntLONDON - More fertiliser in Africa, a global trade pact and maybe even genetically modified crops could help tackle global food security as rising prices drive millions into poverty, Britain's farm ministry said on Thursday.Britons are increasingly growing their own food as prices rise and fears mount about future supplies, the ministry said in a report launching a debate on food security. "High energy prices, poor harvests, rising demand from a growing population, use of biofuels and export bans have all pushed up prices and ... have sparked riots and...