“At home in the Philippines, a lot of farmers bow down their heads because they’re not proud of their occupation,” said Rosalie Ellasus, a leader among Filipino farmers. “I want to let them shine.”
U.S. farm policy is the center of attention as the WTO trade policy debate drags on. If the talks finally get serious, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will share some of the spotlight. In August of this year the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) released “The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy: A Stocktake of Reforms” that assessed the EU’s efforts to reform trade distorting agricultural subsidies.
The story of Rosalie Ellasus might have ended in undistinguished failure. Instead, this remarkable Filipino farmer battled against the odds--and next week she will be presented the inaugural Dean Kleckner Trade & Technology Advancement Award.
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“At home in the Philippines, a lot of farmers bow down their heads because they’re not proud of their occupation,” said Rosalie Ellasus, a leader among Filipino farmers. “I want to let them shine.”
The story of Rosalie Ellasus might have ended in undistinguished failure. Instead, this remarkable Filipino farmer battled against the odds--and next week she will be presented the inaugural Dean Kleckner Trade & Technology Advancement Award.
