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  „The small-holder project is funded by the World Bank while Stabex funds are extended by the European Union to stabilise export earnings. Speaking in Embu yesterday, Mr Ndwiga said the fund would ensure that farmers were paid well and promptly, even in the event of poor international coffee prices. Similar funds, he said, existed in leading coffee producing countries of the world. The Government was holding negotiations with donors to secure more funding to the farmers, he said.“

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  „Mr Fischler's visit will focus on the promotion of European Union quality food products on the Chinese market. Mr Fischler will hold a series of bilateral meetings with Chinese Ministers and officials from the Shanghai municipality, and will also participate in business round tables and seminars and attend the opening of SIAL China, the leading trade fair for food, beverages, wines and spirits in Shanghai. The Commissioner's bilateral meetings will focus on farm trade relations between China and the EU, China's WTO accession and its impact on farm trade, relaunching the stalled WTO talks on agricultural trade liberalisation and rural development, an issue of increasing importance in China and the EU.“

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