Chamber members left out.The April edition of BUSINESS MEXICO just arrived. Although the magazine had three stories pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to agricultural issues, from what I can tell from the articles, the expertise of the Agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. Committee was not used. A number of very knowledgable people participate in the Agribusiness Committee. By not drawing on their knowledge BUSINESS MEXICO is not taking advantage of what the Chamber has in order to produce an even higher quality product. At the same, the message to the membership is that their opinions don't count. The Chamber represents its members. Chamber publications should, therefore, reflect what the members are thinking. I am not talking censorship censorship, official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression believed to threaten the political, social, or moral order. It may be imposed by governmental authority, local or national, by a religious body, or occasionally by a powerful private group. . Chamber publications should be of high quality and objective. Within this objectivity there is room to reflect the members' opinions. For example, in the article "Living off the Land, Barely" the head of the Permanent Agrarian Congress is cited saying that the "agricultural chapters of Nafta need to be revised." No representative of a chamber member company is quoted. In the article "Infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. by Science," the article refers to the imports of genetically modified genetically modified Adjective (of an organism) having DNA which has been altered for the purpose of improvement or correction of defects genetically modified genetic adj [food etc] → corn from the U.S. saying that "none of that is labeled or separated from regular corn." A number of our agribusiness members could have been quoted to explain why that is the case. Meanwhile, while no Chamber member was quoted, a spokesman for Mexican indigenous farmers is quoted. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who he is nor who he represents. Is he really a legitimate leader, or is he holding out for government support? As part of President Fox's Transition Team for agriculture, we saw a lot of this. Please take these comments in the spirit of looking strengthen the relationship between the Chamber and our members. Best regards, Ken Shwedel Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi BUSINESS MEXICO values input from its readers. Please send your comments, suggestions, criticisms or questions to the editors at busmex@amcham.com.mx, (fax) 5255 5141-3838, or Lucerna 78, Colonia Juarez, C.P. 06600, Mexico D.F. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for clarity and length. |
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