71.   The minister said he had decided to reduce tax on diesel because it was a critical input in the agriculture sector.

72.   The minister said he was confident the agriculture sector would out-perform last year while the service sector would match its achievement of the previous year.

73.   The nationwide strike was in protest against reforms by the Socialist government that have dramatically increased taxes on small businesses and the agriculture sector.

74.   The nationwide strike was in protest against reforms that have dramatically increased taxes on small businesses and the agriculture sector.

75.   The World Bank plans to give three billion dollars for China to develop its agriculture sector this year, according to officials quoted by the China Daily on Sunday.

76.   Tokyo is yet to resolve questions over its demands for flexibility in dismantling protection for its agriculture sector, officials told a news conference here.

77.   It also said that emphasis would be placed on reforming the agriculture sector.

78.   Marubini Corp. is already one of the major foreign investors in Burma after it won a multi-million dollar contract in the agriculture sector last year.

79.   Russian Agriculture and Food Minister Alexander Nazartshuk said the state was suspending grants to the agriculture sector in order to streamline federal finances, Itar Tass reported Friday.

80.   Talks to set up an ASEAN-Japan FTA foundered recently after pressure from the Japanese agriculture sector.