WTO : Mini-ministerial on agriculture fails to provide guidance for MC13 (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The informal mini-ministerial meeting of 25 countries on 27 November apparently failed to provide any political "guidan ce" to "inject momentum" in agriculture ahead of the World Trade Organization's 13 th ministerial conference (MC13), after key participants seemingly echoed thei r oft- repeated positions that showed little or no convergence, said people famili ar with the discussions.

Trade : Risks in trade as a solution for environmental problems (PRIV)
(Abhijit Das, New Delhi)
Trade measures may not represent the be st available option to address global environmental problems and climate chang e issues. However, an attempt is being made, mainly by the developed countrie s, to position international trade as a solution for environmental problems.

UN : Tackling agrifood inequality can boost the bottom line (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
Objections to progressive policies are oft en based on cost. It would be great to have a fairer, more sustainable world, the argument goes, but where will the money come from to pay for it?