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TPP - US IPR proposal (Feb 2011)
11-Mar-2011     KEI
Indian farmers call off a massive planned siege of New Delhi after talk and commitments from Prime Minister
10-Mar-2011     LVC South Asia
The main demands of the farmers were to improve farmers incomes through more remunerative and scientifically calculated support prices, to provide health care to farm families, to scrap all agriculture deals in the various ongoing secret negotiations of bilateral FTAs and the WTO, to ban GMOs permanently since there is no need for them, to reduce the rate of farm loans.
Peru’s horticulture industry could raise European exports by 50% after FTA
9-Mar-2011     FFP
The Peruvian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced Peru’s fruit, legume and vegetable exports to Europe will likely rise 50% after a free trade agreement with the European Union comes into effect in 2012.
US feels threatened by MERCOSUR consolidation and Venezuela’s “generosity” in the region
9-Mar-2011     Venezuelanalysis
A US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks and published yesterday reveals the U.S.’s fear over the consolidation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and Venezuela’s entry to the organisation.
EC tries to downplay impact for farmers of an EU/Mercosur trade agreement
9-Mar-2011     MercoPress
On Monday the European Parliament passed a highly critical report rejecting the EU/Mercosur FTA negotiations arguing that they may imply “farming concessions damaging to European agriculture”. The Commission counter-attacks.
Temelín could persuade US to compromise on bilateral investment treaty
9-Mar-2011    
Since Czech Position reported Feb. 15 that Prague is likely to withdraw from a bilateral Czech-US treaty on protection of investments, there have been some developments on the issue, with the Czech chargé d’affaires in Washington being summoned to the State Department. Czech diplomats now have some hope that the US is prepared to compromise — due to the lure of a $28 billion tender to expand Temelín.
Opposition policy institutes debate KORUS FTA
9-Mar-2011    
Policy institutes for four of the opposition parties made plans to develop concerted measures by progressive and reformist forces on the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). T
Comesa developing agro-processing sector strategy
9-Mar-2011    
COMESA is developing an agro-processing sector strategy in partnership with the International Trade Centre under the All-African Caribbean Pacific Agricultural Commodities Programme.
Negotiating trade agreements must not jeopardise EU's agriculture
9-Mar-2011    
When negotiating international trade agreements, the European Commission must stop making concessions that can adversely affect European farmers, says a European Parliament resolution approved on Tuesday. MEPs warn of the effects of the trade talks with Mercosur and criticise the recent agreement with Morocco.
Negotiations for Africa free trade area to start by mid-year – Davies
9-Mar-2011    
Negotiations for a tripartite free trade area (FTA), which would include 26 East and Southern African member states, were expected to begin by mid-year, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Tuesday.