As the Fifth Ministerial meetings of the World Trade Organization in
Cancun Mexico come to a close, media outlets around the world are
broadcasting the news that little to nothing was accomplished, thanks to
a rightfully belligerent coalition of developing nations known as the
G23. Led by African nations who staged a walkout from the talks, Brazil,
India and China and the 23 nation coalition essentially refused to
negotiate, in protest of the $1 BILLION PER DAY that the wealthy nations
of the North spend on farm subsidies—subsidies, mainly to corporate
agribusiness and factory farms, that are making it impossible for
farmers in the poor nations of the world to compete in the global
market.
The lack of consensus among WTO member nations themselves
resulted in extra media attention on the protesters outside, including
the OCA and its 20 person delegation of organic farmers and consumers.
Many of the rallies and street marches this past week were dedicated to
Lee Kyung Hae, a Korean farm leader who sacrificed his life on the
Cancun police barricades to bring global attention to the fact that
thousands of farmers and rural villagers are literally dying all around
the world due to the policies of the WTO.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/cancun_winning.cfm
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