Cancun, Mexico
8 September 2003
The Cairns Group Farm Leaders met in Cancun, Mexico, on the 8th of September 2003 on the eve of the 25th Cairns Group Ministerial meeting and of the 5th WTO Ministerial.
Download the Cancun Cairns Group Farm Leaders Program and Seminar information
The meeting included an address by the Chair of the Cairns Group and Australian Minister for Trade, The Hon Mark Vaile.
"Cairns Group farm leaders have a key role to play in reminding all concerned of the real issue at stake here -defending efficient, unsubsidised farmers whose livelihood is undermined by the protectionist practices of a few rich countries"
Cairns Group Farm Leaders Statement to Ministers [ english | espanól ]
"We are gathered here today in Cancun, Mexico, because the Doha Round of negotiations is the 'opportunity of the century' for governments to stop the on-going problem of support and protectionism. Cairns Group Farm Leaders' believe that there can be no Doha Round outcome without a comprehensive agreement on agriculture"
At the Cancun meeting, Cairns Group Farm Leaders and the USFB issued a joint statement to Ministers and held a press conference. [Press Statement]
(Above) Press conference between Cairns Group Farm Leaders and US Farm Bureau Cancun Mexico (from left to right) Gilman Rodrigues, President, Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation, Peter Corish President, National Farmers' Federation, Bob Stallman, President, US Farm Bureau and Alejandro Delfino, President, Sociedad Rural Argentina
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