Africa: NEPAD Roots for Farmers

Finding ways to get African farmers better access to lucrative American and European markets topped the agenda as leaders and senior officials from 20 African countries met in Rwanda. Members of the New Partnership for Africa Development, or Nepad, worked to hammer out a common position on how to convince the United States and European countries to reduce or eliminate the massive agricultural subsidies they give their farmers, Claver Gatete, a senior Nepad official, told The Associated Press.