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World Service,07 Apr 1997,13 mins

Has the WTO Gone Bananas?

The Farming World

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World Trade Organisation has ruled in favour of open trade in bananas. So small Caribbean and African growers will have to compete with Latin American corporate giants. Plus, rinderpest is threatening Maasai livestock again in east Africa.

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