Paris, 24 July 2006
EFITA newsletter / 269 / European Federation for Information
Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
The Doha Round and Agricultural Trade: Who are the losers and how can their
future livelihoods be improved?
5 – 6 septembre 2006 - WASHINGTON D.C.
On September 5 and 6, 2006 the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and
Coordination SUD will hold a seminar of to exchange research and policy ideas
on the impact of the liberalization measures under discussion in the framework
of trade negotiations.
Results of a general equilibrium model commissioned by the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace have delineated possible winners and losers from the
agricultural liberalization under negotiation in the Doha Round. The report
provides a new and more balanced view which shows that the losers might constitute
a majority and that the alternatives available to them might be limited. The
main author, Sandra Polaski will present the results of this model. A discussion
will follow.
A number of protective measures have been proposed to enable the most fragile
countries to avoid the worst impacts. But do these measures, which are not yet
guaranteed in the framework of the Doha Round, provide sufficient policy space
and opportunities to allow the possible losers to find a solution? These measures
will be analyzed. A discussion will follow.
At present, most NGOs and organizations of farmers and producers of farm products
believe that even though special and differentiated treatment, special products,
and a special safeguard mechanism must be supported, these measures will only
moderate negative effects. The NGOs propose another approach that the Coordination
SUD shares with many organizations and movements. Starting with the analysis
of market imbalances, the decline and volatility of prices, the NGOs and farmers’
organizations believe that regulation of the markets cannot be avoided. One
or more other approaches will be presented by representatives of NGOs and farmers’
organizations and will be discussed.
This seminar will be attended by about 60 experts and persons involved in agricultural
policy.
> Report of the Carnegie Endowment, "Impact of the Doha Round on developing
countries: Winners and Losers"
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=18083&prog=zgp&proj=zted
> Coordination SUD Document: "Agriculture: for a regulation of world
trade" - Placing development at the centre of WTO negotiations on the Agreement
on Agriculture », http://www.coordinationsud.org/article.php3?id_article=2472
> Summary documents of three seminars held before the Hong Kong ministerial
conference with the CERI, CIRAD, and GEMDEV to examine the notions of price,
market regulation, and the configuration of the participants in the negotiations,
http://www.coordinationsud.org/article.php3?id_article=2449
Contact: Julien BAYOU
Mél : bayou(a)coordinationsud.org
RFID Initiative
16 October 2006 - BRUSSELS
See: http://www.rfidconsultation.eu/
15th Conference on Agricultural Work Science
5-6 March, 2007 – VIENNA
The conference is organised by Max-Eyth-Society, Agricultural Engineering in
the VDI and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in
Vienna. It will mark an important step establishing a scientific agenda to help
efficiently tackle challenges for work in agriculture.
Experts from industry and research establishments will discuss the means, ways
and role of agricultural work science in this context.
Abstracts may be submitted in German or English until 31st July 2006 via http://www.nas.boku.ac.at/7409.html?&L=0&L=1.
Participation of scientists and experts from overseas, especially those from
countries in Eastern Europe and outside of Europe will be generously supported.
See: http://www.nas.boku.ac.at/7410.html?&L=0&L=1
See: http://www.ktbl.de/
Contact: Dr. J. FRISCH
E-mail: j.frisch(a)ktbl.de
New wheat weed resistance module for the US (from Crop Protection
Monthly)
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) has launched the Wheat
Weed Resistance Management Course. This web-based tool allows growers and advisors
to learn the best practices for managing weed resistance in wheat crops.
See: http://www.wheatworld.org/WRMC
See: http://www.crop-protection-monthly.co.uk/
Demand Responsive Transport services (DRT) for rural people
See: http://www.mascaraproject.com/
Contact: Léonard GAY
Email: leonard_gay(a)corkcity.ie
CORE Organic partners are currently preparing a joint, transnational call
for research in organic food and farming.
The call is preannounced in the new issue of CORE Organic news. In CORE
Organic news, you will also find information on a new book providing a comprehensive
of organisation and structure of research programmes within organic food and
farming. There are also notes from the public workshop held by CORE Organic,
overviews of research issues in the CORE Organic partner countries and much
more.
See: http://www.coreorganic.org/corenews/june06/index.html
Contact: Claus Bo ANDREASEN
Email: ClausBo.Andreasen(a)agrsci.dk
Sustainable Use of Pesticides in the EU
See:: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ppps/home.htm
See: http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?
reference=IP/06/981&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
ECPA expressing concerns about the Commission's proposal to replace Directive
91/414/EEC
See: http://www.ecpa.be/website/page.asp?mi=1&news=15500
Commission's proposal to replace Directive 91/414/EEC
See: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/evaluation/index_en.htm
¡¡Auxilio!!
Un policía del 911 atiende el teléfono y va anotando el pedido de auxilio:
- ¡Por favor, manden alguien urgente! ¡Entró un gato, aquí, en la casa!
- ¿Qué quiere decir con un gato en casa?
- ¡¡Un gato!! ¿No sabe lo que es un gato? ¡¡Él invadió mi casa y está caminando
en dirección a mí!!!
- Pero no entiendo, ¿usted quiere decir un ladron?
- ¡No, carajo! ¡Estoy hablando de un gato, de esos que dicen "miau, miau"!!
- ¿Pero qué tiene que un gato vaya en direccion a usted?
- ¡¡Él me va a matar y ustedes serán los culpables!!
- ¿Quién habla??
- ¡¡Habla el loro de la casa, puta madre!!!!
Contact: I. KITRON
Email: kitron1(a)terra.com.br
Géolocalisation
Incredible! This web site enables to locate mobile phones, your own one
and this one of Mick Harkin (without any risk).
You input the number and you know where the person is.
See: http://www.teapetece.com/moviles/
I tested it with my own number.
Contact: Olivier CHAILLOT
Mél : olivier.chaillot(a)wanadoo.fr
Dark ages
According to the Jewish calendar, the year is 5765.
According to the Chinese calendar, the year is 4702.
That means that for 1,063 years the Jewish people went without Chinese food.
These were known as the Dark Ages.
Contact: I. KITRON
E-mail: kitron1(a)terra.com.br
Wedding bells!!!
A lonely widow, aged 70, decided that is was time to get married again.
She put an ad in the local newspaper that read:
HUSBAND WANTED:
MUST BE IN MY AGE GROUP (70's),
MUST NOT BEAT ME,
MUST NOT RUN AROUND ON ME,
AND MUST STILL BE GOOD IN BED!
ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.
On the second day she heard the doorbell. Much to her dismay, she opened the
door to see a grey-haired gentleman sitting in a wheel chair. He had no arms
or legs.
"You're not really asking me to consider you, are you?" the widow
said. "Just look at you ... you have no legs!"
The old gentleman smiled, "Therefore, I cannot run around on you!"
"You don't have any arms either!" she snorted.
Again, the old man smiled, "Therefore, I can never beat you!"
She raised an eyebrow and asked intently, "Are you still good in bed??"
The old man leaned back, beamed a big smile and said, "I rang the door
bell, didn't I?"
The wedding is scheduled for Saturday....
Contact: Mick HARKIN
Email: harkin(a)iol.ie
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