agriculture | farmers | food

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Morocco–EU deal : Labeling of Sahara products fails to convince MEPs
The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has reignited debate over the labeling of agricultural products from Western Sahara, a contentious issue in the recent Morocco-EU agricultural agreement.
MEPs reject push to fast-track vote on EU–Mercosur safeguards
A bid by the centre-right European People’s Party to fast-track additional safeguards linked to the EU-Mercosur trade deal collapsed during a meeting of political group chairs, according to multiple parliamentary officials.
New bilateral safeguard clauses on EU-Mercosur FTA: an ineffective technical proposal against the structural and localised impact of the treaty
Although the European Commission presents these clauses as a safety mechanism to protect farmers, they are designed never to be activated.
Canadian ranchers want UK trade deal terminated
British government has been blocking Canadian meat exports since walking away from negotiating table.
Trade deals weaponised to enforce strict seed patents, warns new report
Countries in the global South being pressured through trade agreements to adopt restrictive UPOV seed laws, threatening farmers’ rights and food sovereignty.
Revised EU-Morocco trade agreement: ECVC denounces this agreement which goes against the CJEU ruling and will defend the rights of European and Moroccan peasants in solidarity with the Saharawi people
ECVC denounces the steps taken by the European Commission and Morocco regarding the EU-Morrocco trade agreement, as they try at all costs to save the interests of a minority of transnational corporations and foreign investors at the expense of the Saharawi people and Moroccan and European peasants.
French farmers and NGOs protest European Union’s trade deal with Mercosur bloc
These protests come a week after the EU Commission unveiled detailed proposals to protect farmers from being undercut by imports from South America as it seeks to build support for this deal.
India, New Zealand to resume FTA talks in Delhi: What's on the agenda and why is dairy a sticking point?
Dairy has become a key sticking point in the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement negotiations due to the conflicting interests of both countries.
Malaysian small-scale farmers worry about rights under proposed seed law changes
Malaysia is preparing to amend its Protection of New Plant Varieties Act to join the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) by 2026 - a key criterion for Malaysia to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement.
Free trade agreements pushing UPOV as of 2025
GRAIN has updated its dataset on free trade agreements that push harsh new standards for intellectual property rights over biodiversity, going beyond the international standards set by the World Trade Organisation.