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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9823

22 January 2009
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
UN report highlights mistakes in world agricultural trade - changing tack to tackle world famine

One of the campaigns of this column, perhaps the oldest and most recurring, could soon become to a certain extent redundant That's good news, because it shows that recognition of the role played by agriculture, in Europe and in the wider world, is about to move on to the next stage. Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on “the right to food” will officially present his report in March of this year. He has, however, revealed the key conclusions. These unequivocally condemn the route...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS