Dear friends!

I wish you all a happy, successful 2006!

And I hope and believe that the new year will bring lots of progress for the SRI
Rice Marketing Initiative.

I am now studying philosophy oin London. It is quite challenging and keeps me
busy.
But of course I am always happy to help advance your marketing projects in the
countries and the initiative in general.

Olivia, Hasina and I are now working on a second export to Switzerland, which
will take place in the next couple of weeks. Slowly, we are finding new buyers
and increasing export volumes.
Another project for this year is the fairtrade certification of farmers in
Madagascar, which will allow us to cooperate with Migros, the major supermarket
chain in Switzerland.
And thirdly, the resources from the Seed Initiative will help to put the
initiative on more formal feet, providing a website, promotion material and the
opportunity for Olivia and me to represent the initiative at fairs in Europe and
the US.
One of these fairs is the Slowfoods Terra Madre fair in Turin in September,
which would be an excellent opportunity for all of us to get together.

Let's keep collaborating!

All the best,

Christina



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