Interesting stuff about the WTO...
 Hey there, just a quick blog. Been reading a lot in the papers and online about the WTO lately, and the need for the rich world to get rid of its agricultural subsidies, especially after Tony Blair's speech the other day. First up, there was the report from Oxfam, highlighting that the trade talks in Hong Kong could actually make Africa worse off, despite Blair calling this the 'year of Africa'. There was an interesting leader comment on this in The Guardian. Basically, the WTO summit in Hong Kong needs to make real cuts in agricultural subsidies, provide greater access to rich country markets for poor farmers and allow poor countries to decide their own trade policies, or it could mean a bitterly disappointing end to 2005. Found a cool little blog about all of this, if you're interested - it's been set up by The Guardian to kick out all agricultural subsidies. Appropriately enough, it's called KickAAS (Kick All Agricultural Subsidies).
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