Stories for May 24th 2006 , page 2

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

FAO initiative to improve fisheries monitoring

FAO unveiled an ambitious new collaborative initiative for improving reporting on the status of world fish stocks at a UN meeting on international fisheries policy being held in Rome this week.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay, Argentina, Australia, NZ, BSE-free

Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina were officially recognized by the World Animal Heath Organization, OIE, as the only four countries in the World free of Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis, BSA, more commonly known as “mad cow”.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chirac ready for “a trade deal” arrives in Brazil

French president Jacques Chirac who Thursday begins a two days visit to Brazil called on “both sides” to overcome the current disagreements on farm tariffs and subsidies that have pitted Mercosur against the European Union in international trade talks.