The French version of the module was produced by the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) with financial support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and UNESCO.
The Barclays (nyse: BCS - news - people ) CTA index of hedge funds shows they've returned 7.8% so far this year, down from the consistent double-digit gains to which managers had grown accustomed.