FAO warns on impact of subsidies
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The UN's food agency says that protectionism and a prolonged fall in prices are threatening the livelihoods of  2.5 billion people.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - The United States is prepared to reduce agricultural subsidies but wants to ensure market access for goods, President George W. Bush said on Saturday during a tour of Latin America.
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Thousands of the richest farmers would lose their government subsidies under a Bush administration plan to curb spending.
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More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) received by AFP.
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FAO voices concern at high-seas overfishing    ROME, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Uncontrolled high-seas fishing is jeopardizing certain species, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned Monday.
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Crop farmers are calling for the early release of EU subsidies to help them overcome damage to their harvests.
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Eliminating federal subsidies to American cotton growers could modestly improve the incomes of millions of poor cotton farmers in Africa, a new study suggests.
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Radical international agricultural reform to cut down on the production of oils, fat and sugar -- not diet tricks -- is needed to halt the global obesity epidemic, scientists have warned.
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BRUSSELS, Jul 2 (IPS) - European Union officials have signalled that they  will ban subsidies for biofuels in cases where their production  causes serious environmental damage.
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Poor harvests caused by bad weather could hurt farmers more than the foot-and-mouth outbreak, the government's rural adviser warns.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (IPS) - The European Commission's current proposals  for the sugar regime could have severe consequences for  developing countries, says the African, Caribbean and Pacific  group of countries.
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A top World Health Organization official warned Saturday of a likely global pandemic of avian flu unless tougher efforts are made to combat the virus&#39;s spread and improve sanitation in the poultry industry.
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DAVOS, Jan 27 (IPS) - Ministers from India, Brazil and South Africa  warned at the Davos World Economic Forum Saturday that the  success of Doha trade negotiations over the next couple of months  will depend on "balanced" commitments between agriculture  and opening of markets for industrial products.
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The chairman of a UN conference on climate change warns that poor countries need urgent help to stave off the effects of global warming.
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Mauritius could see its foreign income slashed if reforms of European Union sugar subsidies go ahead, a leading industry official warns.
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A furious attack on the rush for biofuels is launched by a charity that supports poor farmers.
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Taking a hard line in W.T.O. talks, Kamal Nath, Indiaâs minister of commerce and industry, is pushing for big cuts in Western farm subsidies.