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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8286

30 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Oxfam says the common organisation of the market for sugar is extremely detrimental to the interests of the developing countries

Brussels, 29/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - In a report published on 22 August, the NGO Oxfam states that the common organisation of the market for sugar is devastating the livelihoods of many farmers in developing countries. It consequently calls for a drastic reform of the sector that includes the abolition of quota exports and immediate and full access to imports from the least developed countries through the "Everything but Arms" (EBA) initiative.

The Oxfam report, entitled "The Great EU...

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