agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
26-Feb-2018
Mongabay
Environmental activists have called for the issue of palm oil to be excluded from discussions taking place this week between the Indonesian government and a European Union trade delegation.
23-Feb-2018
Digital Journal
The wheat growers' leadership and staff continue to stress the importance of maintaining and strengthening free trade agreements, such as TPP, NAFTA and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
23-Feb-2018
The Guardian
Without regulations that scrutinise food standards and trade deals, we cannot trust the safety of the food on our plates.
22-Feb-2018
The Guardian
Previously unseen government records detail ‘deeply worrying’ incidents in pork and poultry plants, raising fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering the UK under a post-Brexit trade deal.
22-Feb-2018
Reuters
French farmers drove tractors through town centres and blocked highways to oppose extra agricultural imports from South America, raising pressure on President Emmanuel Macron in the run-up to a politically sensitive Paris farm show.
21-Feb-2018
TeleSur
European Union and Mercosur representatives are pressed to close a deal before the upcoming Brazilian general elections.
21-Feb-2018
Alianza Biodiversidad
We invite you to add your signatures to this document.
21-Feb-2018
Friends of the Earth Europe
The next round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Indonesia start today in Solo, Indonesia. Civil society organisations from Europe and Indonesia, including Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Indonesia, will meet in parallel to discuss the consequences of a potential agreement.
16-Feb-2018
Forest Peoples Programme
Citing outcomes from a major trade and human rights forum backed by findings from comprehensive new report, delegation demands political action during visits to Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and London.
15-Feb-2018
The Guardian
We cannot trust our government to fight America’s disgusting farming practices. Unless we mobilise, US livestock pumped full of antibiotics will harm us all.