The FINANCIAL -- According to the Human Development Report 2007-2008, by 2060 26% of economic losses equivalent to USD 26 billion are expected in dry land areas of sub-Sahara Africa due to a loss of agricultural productivity.

The FINANCIAL -- The association Elkana, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia organized an exhibition and conference this previous week. The key topics of the conference were Organic Farming Development Perspectives in the South Caucasus and QUALITY

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russian-Chinese trade in 2007 will exceed $40 billion, a Russian senator told journalists at a press conference in Beijing on December 10.