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14 September 1999 FARMING HAS A BIGGER ROLE, SAYS FAO FARMING performs a wider economic function than merely producing food, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture


Organisation. It says the agricultural sector provides services to society as a whole and plays a central role in the life of rural economies and in the environment. Agriculture officials


from developed and developing countries are gathering in Maastricht this week to discuss the issue. _ * Financial Times 14/09/99 page 34 _