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EUROPEAN UNION IS NOT
GIVING UP ON DOHA
Peter Mandelson, Brussels
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The
suspension of negotiations in the WTO Doha Round
is a painful blow for the global trading system.
The potential costs of indefinite suspension are
high, both politically and economically. |
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EU-TRTA AWARDS 10 KUKUM DRYERS TO COCONUT
FARMERS |
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EU-TRTA embarked on a two-week
mission on December 2006 to validate the proposed
recipients of the kukum dryers from the Philippine
Coconut Authority (PCA). The proposed recipients
are farmer-cooperatives. Ten cooperatives qualify
as recipients of the dryer.
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Eric
Lopez (standing, 3rd from right) visits the site
of the coconut farmers of the Mompong Fisherfolk
Multipurpose Cooperative in Shariff, Kabunsuan,
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. |
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| SPS
KEY EXPERTS CONDUCT DEBRIEFING |
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Two of the key experts in sanitary and phytosanitary
component of TRTA debrief the officials and
staff of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR).
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| Woods
(seated foreground) discusses with BFAR officials
the gaps that mark discrepancies of the food and
feed safety standards between EU and the Philippines. |
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| TRTA
CONDUCTS 8TH AND 9TH TRAINING FOR FARMERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS |
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a bid to extend greater assistance to food and
feed manufacturing sector, TRTA conducted its
twin training on copra drying for the coconut
farmers and good manufacturing practices (GMP)
and hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP). |
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| Chalits
Dizon of PCA talks before the coconut farmers
of Butuan on business planning. |
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Edgar
Lim, plant operations manager of Permex Producer
and Exporter Corporation presents before the multistakeholder
participants the “gapsroposed actions”
to adapt the EU food and feed safety standards.
Permex is an EU-accredited processor. |
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| This presentation
was done in a 3-day harmonisation workshop in Cebu
City in January 2007 which was participated in BFAR
officials, the industry sector, and other government
agencies involved in inspection and enforcement
measures for food and feed trade.
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