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Asia Pacific
Australia's Costello urges EU agriculture reforms
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello called on Europe to urgently reform its agricultural subsidy system to break a logjam in the Doha round of global trade negotiations.
Similarities in Australian-Korean meat grading
Australia's beef grading system, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is one step closer to becoming the international language for the palatability of beef.
China's SARS Effort Undercut by Mistrust
Government officials, who initially covered up the severity of the epidemic, are now struggling to gain the trust needed to effectively implement measures to fight the disease.
Americas
Mexico accord hopes to modernize farm sector
Mexico signed a sweeping agricultural agreement with farmers on Monday, meant to help replace plough-horses with tractors as producers struggle to compete against wealthier and better-equipped foreign growers.
UPDATE 2-Mexico to seek some NAFTA changes - farm accord
Mexico said on Monday it would ask NAFTA partners the United States and Canada to accept new restrictions on their white corn and bean exports to Mexico as part of a landmark accord to protect its farmers.
Brazil aims to be the world's biggest beef exporter by 2005
The opening speaker on 'day two' of the International Beef Conference, Brazilian, Evandro Miessi Mente says his country wants to be the largest beef exporter in the world by 2005.
Middle East
Proposed Middle East livestock ban dropped
A proposed ban on exports of live cattle and sheep from southern ports to the Middle East will no longer be enforced
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Breaks Out in North Afghanistan
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office here has warned that a large- scale foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in north Afghanistan would kill one in three newborn lambs and pose a threat to food security of local farming households.
Asia Pacific
Australia's Costello urges EU agriculture reforms
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello called on Europe to urgently reform its agricultural subsidy system to break a logjam in the Doha round of global trade negotiations.
Similarities in Australian-Korean meat grading
Australia's beef grading system, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is one step closer to becoming the international language for the palatability of beef.
China's SARS Effort Undercut by Mistrust
Government officials, who initially covered up the severity of the epidemic, are now struggling to gain the trust needed to effectively implement measures to fight the disease.
Americas
Mexico accord hopes to modernize farm sector
Mexico signed a sweeping agricultural agreement with farmers on Monday, meant to help replace plough-horses with tractors as producers struggle to compete against wealthier and better-equipped foreign growers.
UPDATE 2-Mexico to seek some NAFTA changes - farm accord
Mexico said on Monday it would ask NAFTA partners the United States and Canada to accept new restrictions on their white corn and bean exports to Mexico as part of a landmark accord to protect its farmers.
Brazil aims to be the world's biggest beef exporter by 2005
The opening speaker on 'day two' of the International Beef Conference, Brazilian, Evandro Miessi Mente says his country wants to be the largest beef exporter in the world by 2005.
Middle East
Proposed Middle East livestock ban dropped
A proposed ban on exports of live cattle and sheep from southern ports to the Middle East will no longer be enforced
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Breaks Out in North Afghanistan
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office here has warned that a large- scale foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in north Afghanistan would kill one in three newborn lambs and pose a threat to food security of local farming households.