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XXXXXXXX  _  XXXX  ,j\"6&"`z1% `E,,%y%y,,%j (#(#        (#(#  ReleaseNo.>_0077.00>_Ԁ     #XXXX#%X, XXX%`  X%X,Remarks  `  # %`##XX#&X XXX0  AsPreparedforDelivery V (#(# #XXX&X E#XXXX   @  @`  @  @  @h by j >  U.S.SECRETARYOFAGRICULTUREDANGLICKMAN#XXXX# Z.  19thEUROPEANAGRICULTURALOUTLOOKCONFERENCE J   LONDON,UK!MARCH9,2000  :  XXXX  XX #o##XX#  ThankyouMr.Pooley  8  .IalsowanttothankMinisterBrownandCommissioner  Fischler.WithmetodayareCatherineWoteki,UnderSecretaryforFoodSafety,andIsiSiddiquimySeniorTradeAdvisor.  Iwanttobeginwiththefigure$346billion.Thatstheamountoftrade,inallsectors,thattheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnionengagedinlastyear.Foragriculturetheoverallfigurewasover$14billion.  ThedepthofeconomicactivitybetweentheEUandtheUnitedStatesisoneclearreminderthatwehaveafundamentallystrongworkingrelationship!thatinmostareasweagree T( farmorethanwedisagree!thatweareunitedinourprinciples,andthatwehavecometo D appreciateandvalueourallianceandourfriendship.  SixtyyearsagoWinstonChurchillsaid, Wedonotcovetanythingfromanynationexcepttheirrespect.ItisthemutualrespectbetweenEuropeandtheUnitedStatesthathasallowedustoworktogethertomovetheentireworldtoagreaterlevelofprosperity,democracy,freedomandpeacesincethedawnofmoderncivilization.  InmyfiveyearsasSecretaryofAgriculture,toooftenIvenoticedthatadisproportionateamountofourenergies!onbothsidesoftheAtlantic!arefocusedonour $#% differences,onwhatdividesus,andnotonwhatbringsustogether.  Thatiswhyitisimportantthatwerememberhowfarwevecometogether,becauseitisfromthatfoundationofmutualrespectandcooperationthatwewillfindcommonground,thatwewillsolveourdifferencesandmeettheproblemsthatthreateneachofus.Itisfromthatfoundationthatwewillcontinuetogrowandprosperandcreateasafer,morehumanitarianworld.    ӄmore  0/2 Ї   @ 2  Todayweliveinaworldmarkedbyaveryfastpaceoftechnologythatchangesourlifestyles,shrinksgeographicalboundariesandtranscendstheforcesofsuppressionthroughopencommunicationsthelikesofwhichtheworldcouldntevenimagineeven50yearsago.Butforallthesatellitesandcomputers,fiberopticsandlasertechnology,onethinghasntchanged:Thelifeofeachandeveryhumanbeingonthisplanetisstillinthehandsofourfarmersandranchersanditwillalwaysbethatway.  Bythemiddleofthecentury,worldpopulationisexpectedtotop9billionpeople.Dependingonyourperspective,youcanlookatthatnumberasprovidingadauntingchallengetoworldagriculture,oryoucanlookatitasanopportunitytobuildontheamazingachievementsagriculturehasachievedinthelast100years.Howwellourfarmersandranchersfaredependsonhowwemeetthemanychallengesandopportunitiesfacingworldagriculture.  IntheUnitedStates,afterthepassageofthe1996FarmBill,weembarkedonanewapproachtogovernmentsroleinfarming.Itreducesgovernmentsroleincontrollingsupplyandgivesmoremarketfreedomtofarmers.Governmenttakesamoreactiveroleasthepartnerwhofocusesonthebigpicture!inconservationplanning,research,tradeandmarket  developmentforexample.  Butwealsorecognizethatourfarmersandranchersdosomeofthemostbackbreakingandmostimportantworkthereis.Itinvolvesextraordinaryriskandisoftensubjecttofactorswaybeyondtheircontrol.Becauseofthevolatilityandunpredictabilityofagriculture,andbecausewewanttoassureareliablefoodsupply,wewanttodowhatwecantomakesurethatfarmershavetheopportunitytosurvive,andhopefullytoprosper.    So,intheUnitedStates,weareproposingtoprovidefarmerswithanadequatesafetynet ` duringbadtimes,butthatallowsthemtofullycapitalizeongoodtimes.  |  Today,farmersandranchersintheUnitedStatesandelsewhereareintotheirthirdyearofseverehardship.Hugeinventories,recordworldwideproduction,naturaldisastersandeconomiccrisesinAsia,LatinAmericaandRussiaallcontributedtodramaticdeclinesinmostfarmprices.  IntheUnitedStates,thedifficultieshitataparticularlyinopportunetimebecauseAmericanagriculturewasalsoadjustingtothesweepingchangesinfarmpolicythatImentionedearlier.ThecrisiswassowideandsodeepthatCongresshadtocomeupwithhugesumstohelpfarmerssurvivethecrises.WewereabletoprovidethisaidinamannerthatwasconsistentwithourWorldTradeOrganizationcommitments,butitwasacostly,bandaideapproach!more $#& patchworkthanpolicy.    Sothisyear,tohelpavertcostly,drastic,inefficientmeasuresinthefuture,PresidentClintonwantstodevelopafarmsafetynetthatprotectsfarmersintimesofcrisis,thatisnontradedistorting,thatistargetedtothosewhoneedthehelp,thatallowsfarmerstoplanbetterforthefuture,thatempowersthemtobettermanagerisk,andthathelpsthemtoprotecttheverynaturalresourcesthatisthesourceoftheirlivelihoodandourfood.  TheproposalsweoutlinedinthePresidentsbudgetandaskedtheCongresstoconsiderarebasedonredirectingsomeofthephilosophicalunderpinningsoffarmpolicy.  ӄmore 0/3 Ї   `     h 3TheyaredesignedtobeWTOconsistent,totakealongtermperspective,togivefarmersbettercontrolandthusfreethemtodowhattheydobest!growourfood.     Andwewanttocontinuetoensurethatconservationthepreservationofourlandisacenterpieceoffarmpolicy.Thelandisnotsomethingthatcanbereplacedlikeapieceofmachinery.Weneedtorespectitaboveandbeyonditscropproducingcapability;wemustrecognizeitforwhatitis:ourmostvaluablecommodity.  Ourgoalistoprepareourfarmersandranchersforthechallengesofthenewcentury.Butallofusknowthatnoonenationcanmakeagoofitaloneinaworldofinterdependenteconomies.Weareallfacedwithconflictingproblemsinagriculture.Ononehandareissuesofhunger,malnutrition,sustainability,andprovidingadequatelevelsofsustenanceinplaceslikesubSaharanAfricaandtherestofthedevelopingworld.  Ontheotherhand,wehaveabigworldwidecarryoverofstocksresultinginpartfromgoodweather,butalsofromnewtechnologiesthathavedramaticallyincreasedyieldsandproductionwhichhasdrivenpricesdownandthreatensfarmerslivelihoods.Theseissues,coupledwiththegreatshiftsinagricultureoverthelastfewdecadesinproduction,distributionandmarketinghaveleftmanyfarmersandranchersinaprecariouspositionwithanuncertainfuture.  Weneedtofigureouthowtogivefarmersandrancherssomeeconomicstability,andhowtofeedahungryworld,butwithoutbankruptingourrespectivetreasuries.Thiswillnotbeeasy.Andweneedtodoitinamannerthatisfairandequitabletoallparticipants,andinawaythatpreserveswhatwerefertoasfamilysizeproductionagriculture.  IntheUnitedStateswevemadedramaticchanges,forexample,intradepolicy.WehadtoovercomesomedomesticresistancetoanewwaveoftradeagreementsusheredinbyPresidentClintonthathelpedleadtounprecedentedeconomicprosperity.Andthatbattlecontinues.ThebordersoftheUnitedStatesremainthemostopenandleasttraderestrictiveofanymajorindustrializedcountryintheworld.  TheEUmustovercomesimilardifficultchoicesinordertoovercomethebarriersthatwillenablestronggrowthandgreaterprosperity.Letsbefrank,exportsubsidiesintheEU,whiletheyarepopularandmayseemhelpfultothosewhobenefitfromthem,areinefficient,tradedistortingandinthelongrundetrimentaltohealthycompetitionwhichisthelifebloodofastrongeconomy.  '  '  Whatsmore,theytendtoworkagainsttheinterestsofsmall,lessdevelopednationswhocannotcompetewiththeheavilysubsidizedcommoditiesexportedbycountriesusingexportsubsidies.  JustlookatChina:Initsmoveoutofeconomicstagnation,China,recognizingtheneedforefficiencytoboosttheireconomy,hasagreedtoeliminateallexportsubsidiesasitjoinstheWTO.  Rightnowwereinadogeatdogbattleoversubsidiesandothertradematters,whenweshouldbecomingtogethertosolvesomeofthemorechallengingissuesfacingagriculture.  ̄more 0/3 Ї @  @`  @  @  @h  @ 44*TheEU,USandotheragricultureproducingnationsmustgettogetherandraisethelevelofdiscourseawayfromconflictandmoretowardresolutiontodiscussindepththelongtermimplicationsofworldagriculturepolicy.  Weneedtoworkcollaborativelytowardbettercoordinationofeachcountrysagriculturalpolicypositions.Wealsoneedtofindbettervenuesfor,notjustpoliticians,butfarmers,ranchersandotherstodiscussourrespectiveproblems.  Byandlarge,theproblemsourfarmersfacearevery,verysimilar.TheeconomyofagricultureevenintheU.S.!hasnotkeptpacewiththeoutstandinggeneralnational  `  economy.Noneofourfarmerswillprevailunlesswe,inthecontextofarulesbasedworldtradingsystem,worktogether.Itsalong,slowdifficultprocessbutIthinktheresultisworththeeffort.IfindthatfartoomanypoliticiansonbothsidesoftheAtlanticspendfartoomuchpreciousenergycritiquingeachother'spoliciesandnotnearlyenoughtimeworkingtowardconstructivecompromise.`  Ifyouwillexcusemyphraseology,allowmetoquotePresidentHarryTrumanwhosaid,  "Anyjackasscankickdownabarndoor,butittakesacarpentertobuildone."Weneedalotmorecarpenters.  WhileIamhere,IplantodiscusstheseissuesindepthwithEUCommissionerFranzFischlerandAgricultureMinisterNickBrown.    Thisunprecedentedlevelofinterdependence,especiallyinagriculture,isaresultofthe  riseoftheglobaleconomy.InmyfiveyearsasAgricultureSecretaryIhaveseenwhattrademeanstoagriculturesbottomline.Earlyinmytenure,wesawrecordagriculturalexportsintheUnitedStatesreach$60billioninasingleyear.Butinthelastyearandahalf,wesawthebottomdropoutandthathasbeentrueforfarmersworldwide.  Weveallseenhowsignificanttradeistoagriculturesbottomlineinallofourcountries.Ifoureconomiesaretocontinuetogrowandprosper,thenwemustlookfornewmarketsandthatmeansweneedanopentradingsystem.  3Lookatthefacts:Since1960,tariffsworldwidehavefallenby90%whileglobaltradegrew1500%contributingtoaquadruplingofworldeconomicproductionandadoublingofpercapitaincome.  TheUnitedStatesalreadyisamongthemostopenmarketsintheworld.And,atthesametime,wehaveoneofthestrongestandmostprosperouseconomiesintheworld.Idonotsaythattoboast,buttopointoutthatafreemarketisthelifebloodofahealthyeconomy.  UndertheWTOwevemadegreatstridesinreducingtradebarriersandadvancingourgoalstowardmorefreeandfairtrade.Asyouknow,theWTOhadaroughtimeofitlastyearinSeattle.But,whilesomearequestioningcertainWTOrules,operatingproceduresandpolicies,fewarechallengingthebasictenetoftheWTOsgoalsofcreatingafreer,fairermoreopenworldtradingsystem.Adetourintheroaddoesnotchangeourdestination.ThatiswhyweareworkinghardtojumpstarttalksonagricultureandservicesunderthebuiltinagendaoftheWTO.  ӄmore @ 7 0/3 Ї   @ 5$8  Sincethenewyear,therehasbeenaflurryofdiplomaticactivityamongallparticipatingnations,includingdevelopingnations,allwiththeintentionofdevelopingaclearagendasowecanbegintalksassoonaspossible.Imetwiththe_WTO_sDirectorGeneral,MichaelMoore,recentlyinWashington,andbothofuscameawayfromthatmeetingencouragedthatwearemakinggreatstridestowardgettingthesetalksofftheground.  Byfacilitatingfreetradeweareenhancingtheabilityofbusinessesandconsumersinallnationstoraisetheirlevelsofprosperity.Considerforexample,theopportunitynowbeforeustoadmitChinaintotheWorldTradeOrganization.Chinaishometo20%oftheworldspopulationtheelephantinthelivingroomnoneofuscanignore.Chinascommitmenttoadheringto_WTO_Ԁstandardsisaboldstatementthat  theyintendtobeamajorplayerontheworld l @  stage.TheChinesehaveshowntheyunderstandthattheymustcommittolongstandingprinciplesgoverningworldtrade!transparency,fairtradepractices,peacefulsettlementof L  disputesand,mostimportantly,theruleoflaw.  Now,therearesomewhoobjecttoChinasjoiningthe_WTO_ԀbecausetheyreconcernedaboutChinashumanrightsviolations,ortheirlaxlaborstandards,ortheiraggressiveposturetowardTaiwan.Wesharetheseconcerns,andwereaddressingthemthroughappropriatechannels.Butinthelongrun,thesurefirewaytoensurethatChinadoesnotchangeistowalkawayfromthisrelationship.IfwewanttoopennationslikeChina,ifwewanttoexposethemtoourvalues...todemocraticprinciples...totheconceptofreligiousfreedom...thenwehavetobringthemintoarulesbasedglobalsystem.IfwehelpChinabecomeamoreopeneconomy,eventuallytheywillbecomeamoreopensociety.    Alongwithliftingtheentirecommunityofnations,oneofthebiggestmotivations ` behindpushingforimprovedtradeistocreatenewopportunitiesforbusinesses,farmersandconsumers.Butexpandingopportunitiesisnotjustaboutwhoyousellto,butwhatyousellthem.Developingnewvalueaddedproducts,specialtycropsandnewtechnologiesgivefarmerstheopportunitytobroadentheirbase,andgiveconsumersmorechoice.  RecentlyItooktwosignificantstepsthathopefullywillmakeprofoundcontributionstofarmersabilitytobroadentheirbase,andtothechoicesconsumershave.Irecentlyappointedabiotechnologycommitteetoadvisemeonpolicychoicesaffectingthisdevelopingscience;andthisweek,Iannouncedauniformnationalorganicstandarddefiningwhatqualifiesasorganic.Imightaddthatitisthestrictestandmostcomprehensiveorganicruleintheworld.  Asasocietywedo  nothavetochooseoneovertheother.Infact,theybothcanserveus $#& well.IntheUnitedStates,westrivetoensurethatconsumerswillalwaysbeabletomakeinformedchoicesandthatwemaintainthehigheststandardsofsafetyAmericanconsumershavecometoexpectofAmericanfoodproduction.    Thefactisbiotechnologycanbeanindispensabletoolinmeetinggrowingglobal |)P(+ agriculturaldemandwhilelesseningthestrainonourpreciousnaturalresources.Itcanalsohelpfarmersproduceanewgenerationofspecialtyproductstomeetfutureconsumerdemand.Infact,populousnationslikeIndiaandChinaarealreadywellontheirwaydownthatroadembracingbiotechnology.ReportscomingoutofChinapredictthatwithinfivetotenyearsthatsnotalongtimehalfofChinasfieldswillbegrowing_GMO_Ԁcrops.  ӄmoreH 0/3 Ї  41 @  @`  @ 1469HSomeofthesignalsIveseenfromtheEuropeancapitalsoflatesuggestthattheEUisindangeroffallingbehindthecompetition.  Butregardlessofbiotechnologyspotential,theconsumingpublic,theprivatesector,theacademiccommunity,thefarmcommunityandthoseofusingovernmentshouldnotbeafraidtoaskthedifficultquestions.Allofushavetounderstandthesafetyandenvironmentalimplicationsofbiotechnology.Ourtestinghastoberigorous.Wehavetobeasvigilantasever.Andwehavetomakesurethatthoseinvolvedindeterminingthesafetyofgeneticallyengineeredproductsareindependentfromthepeoplewhostandtoprofitfromthem.  Theregulatoryprocedureswehaveinplacearenotonlymeetingthechallengesofbiotechnology,butweareadaptingthemtogrowanddevelopalongsidethisnewtechnology.OneofthereasonswhyIappointedabiotechnologypolicyadvisorycommittee,andwhyIaskedtheNationalAcademyofSciencestocreateastandingbiotechnologycommitteeandtodoanindependentreviewofourapprovalprocessisinordertokeeppacewiththerapidlychangingdevelopmentsofsucharelativelynewscience.Wewanttoensurethattheregulatoryprocesseswerelyontoprotectpublichealthandtheenvironmentarestateoftheart.  But,theresanaspecttothisdebatethathasbeenlargelyoverlooked!biotechnologys  potentialtoalleviatehungerandmalnourishmentindevelopingcountries.  Toooftenwefocusourenergiesontheprioritiesofthedevelopedworldonanideologicaldebatebetweencommercialandculturalelites:ononehanddwellingonthefearofthisnewtechnology,andontheotherhandconsumedwithwhatitcandoforus.Toalargeextentthatdebateisshortsighted.Withworldfoodandnutritionneedsalreadyoutofbalanceandgrowingexponentially!800millionpeoplearehungryorundernourished!thecurrent ` debateriskssubvertingatechnologythatcanhelp,evensave,thelessfortunatearoundtheglobe.665   @ moreCU5  5 @  @`  @  @  @h 75PQ  IrecentlyreadaboutscientistsinSwitzerland  Q  whodevelopedgeneticallyengineeredrice \0 containingbetacarotene,thebiochemicalthatturnsintoVitaminA.VitaminAdeficiencyisaleadingcauseofblindnessandcontributestochildhoodillnessesleadingtoamilliondeathsayearinthedevelopingworld.Andthepotentialistheretodevelopricetobattleirondeficiencyandanemia.Thisisaparticularlyimportantroleforgovernmentsponsoredresearch.  Unfortunately,thiskindofresearchistheexceptionratherthanthenormbecause,frankly,itsnotprofitable.X;XXXԀXXXX;Ifearthattheragingtransatlanticdebateover_GMOs_Ԁisnteven "!$ consideringthatwhichmaybebiotechnologyslegacy!itsabilitytofeedarapidlygrowing #"% worldpopulationandenhanceglobalfoodsecurityinanenvironmentallysustainableway.Ithinkitwouldbegoodifallofusmovedawayfromadisputethatfocusesonthe havesandconsidertheimplicationsofbiotechnologyforthe have-nots.  But,foranytechnology,neworold,wemustinsistthateverythingwedoeverystepwetakeisbasedonsoundscience.Knowingthatthereisastrong,sciencebased,regulatoryregimeassuringthesafetyoftheproductsweallowonthemarket,givesusthefreedomtochoose,innovate,experiment,bebold,andtoopenourmindstonewpossibilities.  Bywayofexample,letmediscussanareainwhichtheEUandtheUSdisagree,andwheresoundscientificresearchshouldprevail.77:  :779more977:X:7 0/3 788;;<<=  =<7<;;=s]=WecontinuetoseekaspeedyresolutiontoourdisputeovertheEU'sbanonU.S.beef.Decadesofworldwidescientificstudieshaveconvincinglydemonstratedthatconsumptionofbeeffromanimalsproducedwiththesixapprovedgrowth_promotants_Ԁdoesnotposearisktohumanhealth.  TheUnitedStatesisaskingtheEUtocomplywithits_WTO_Ԁcommitmentsbyliftingthebanontheseproducts.IdowanttocommendthegovernmentandscientistsoftheUKfortakingtheleadandapplyingsoundscientificprinciplesinconcludingthattheseproducts,whenusedresponsibly,aresafe.FollowingtheUKsleadwouldprovideEUconsumerswiththesamesafechoicegivenAmericanconsumers.  H4` hp x (#XH  Itisclearthatwehavemanysharedgoals.Itisclearthatwehavealotincommon.Itisalsoclearthatwehavesomedifferences.Andyouknow,weregoingtofindawaytosolvethem,becauseourmutualhistoryisproofpositivethatourfriendshiphasbeenveryfruitful.  ButImnotsayinganythingnewhere.EversincetheNewWorldwassettled,wevehadourdisagreements.Butwevelearnedfromthoseexperiences.Allofournationshavebenefittedfromworkingtogether,frommutualtrustandrespect.Ipromiseyou,wewillworkthroughourdifferences.Wewill.Andtheconsumers,andthemenandwomenofworldagriculture,willbebetteroffforit.Thankyou.  #  K.` hp x (#,` XK