Brussels, 22/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - Farmers' organisations from some 60 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe adopted a joint statement, the “Call for Coherence Declaration”, on Monday 20 June, stressing that trade policy must not be allowed to dictate national agricultural policies or ignore non-trade concerns.
The agricultural organisations which signed the statement state that there has to be recognition of the special and strategic role of agriculture with regard to...