NEW ZEALAND: Controversy breaks out over Fonterra’s plan to help farmers get online
By just-food.com editorial team | 21 January 2002
Dairy giant Fonterra has upset organisations working to improve Internet access for people in rural regions of New Zealand. Fonterra's initiatives to gain fast Net access for the country's 13,000 dairy farmers have sparked protest from parties concerned that regional undertakings aimed at improving access for all people in rural areas will be derailed.
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Dairy giant Fonterra has upset organisations working to improve Internet access for people in rural regions of New Zealand. Fonterra's initiatives to gain fast Net access for the country's 13,000 dairy farmers have sparked protest from parties concerned that regional undertakings aimed at improving access for all people in rural areas will be derailed.
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