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Wednesday, Oct 13, 2004
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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WTO `WTO must ensure interest of small farmers' Our Bureau
New Delhi , Oct 12 THE Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Kantilal Bhuria, has asked the Asian Farmers' Group for Coordination (AFGC) to suggest ways and means to safeguard the interests of farmers in developing countries at the WTO negotiations on agriculture. "WTO agriculture negotiations are crucial for developing countries of South-East Asian region. Through these negotiations, they have to safeguard the interest of millions of small and marginal farmers for whom agriculture is a way of life," the Minister said in his address at the sixth meeting of AFGC. In this region, the agriculture sector constitutes the backbone for the livelihood of a majority of people. Further, a large proportion of the cultivated areas are dependent on rainfall and as such this region is associated with monsoon cultivation and faces fluctuations in agriculture output, an official statement quoting the Minister said.
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