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July-August 1994
The FAO Review
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
"Man may work from sun to sun,
but woman's work is never
done"
- Anonymous folk saying
Photo by Sheila Nardulli
Moped to Mercedes:
Vietnam is
changing from a poor, overlooked pariah nation to the darling of lenders and aid
agencies. But does it now risk drowning in its new-found dollars?
Looking at labor:
Low-input,
sustainable farming systems seem to imply a lot more work to replace expensive
machinery and inputs. How much is too much, and how should the labor be
apportioned?
Together with Tekei:
Japan's
consumers are willing to pay more for less-than-perfect produce, whose insect
holes prove vegetables have been grown organically. Home-makers are partners
with farmers.
Against the GATT:
Hyped as a
needed stimulus to expanded world trade, the GATT has also sowed seeds of
discord, prompting economist/critics to propose an alternative: The new
protectionism.
Chief Editor: Thomas Pawlick
Associate Editor:
Kate Dunn
Art Editor: Christian Besemer
Copy Editors:
Dominique Hoeltgen, Medhat Makar, Enrique Yeves
Editorial Assistant:
Laure Calderan
DTP Assistant: Emelyn Alazard
Managerial
Assistant: Isabella Moretti
Editorial Policy Board: P.J. Mahler (Chairman), M. de
Francisco, B. Huddleston, K. Killingsworth, J.P. Lanly, R. Lydiker, T. Pawlick
(ex officio), M. Randriamamonjy, R.L, Welcomme, M.S. Zehni, M. Zjalic
Collaborating on this issue: Della Kennedy, Lorenza Manzi
and Michelle Snow
Published bi-monthly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations. ISSN 0009-0379. The opinions expressed by the contributing
authors are not necessary those of FAO or Ceres. The designations
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Mantari
