ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
Free trade agreements represent a powerful source of pressure to privatise seeds and people’s knowledge connected to seeds.
The damage to the overall agricultural sector during the five years since the KORUS FTA took effect has been “broad and deep” across nearly all products.
Free-trade talks between the European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur still face hurdles over beef and ethanol.
EU-MERCOSUR trade negotiations must not impose TRIPS Plus provisions on protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Some representatives of the farming sectors urged the Seoul government to refuse Washington’s demands to further open up the market.
Almost all ACP countries fear the possible negative impact of the EPAs on their economies and therefore stall its implementation.
Korean farmers expressed concern about potential revisions to the Korea-US free trade agreement, arguing that opening up the market to American imports, especially beef and fruit, would harm the local industry.
A battle over beef between the European Union and Argentina and Brazil could push trade talks beyond a year-end deadline and lead to further years of delay.
Mexicans are concerned that cheap US imports are destroying Mexico's cultural relationship with its traditional maize varieties.
