agriculture | farmers | food

plus livestock, forestry, etc

FTAs loaded against Third World, says researcher
The Andhra Pradesh government will have to pay up $ 44.71 million in damages if it loses the case in the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) for cancellation of an agreement with UAE-based company Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA).
EDA expresses CETA cheese concerns
With implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement looming, the European Dairy Association says it would limit access of EU cheeses to the Canadian market.
The US can now ship rice to China for the first time
The rice deal comes just a month after China reopened its market to US beef imports for the first time in more than a decade and is the latest in a flurry of trade negotiations between the nations. China is also approving more biotech products and increasing US natural gas imports.
Agriculture minister says no to FTA changes on rice imports
South Korea says it will not concede to any demand for an increase in rice imports from the US, and will try to reduce them, when talks begin regarding modifications to the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
'Don't make decisions about us, without us'
Free trade agreements scripted by powerful governments and corporations destroy rural areas. Peasants will resist them!
No RCEP Campaign: Stop trading away human rights
The 'No RCEP' campaign urges governments to consider the adverse impact of the mega free trade agreement
Negotiating objectives regarding modernization of NAFTA - written submission of Cargill
Cargill urges the Administration to seek improvements to NAFTA in the following four areas: market access; non-tariff barriers and technical barriers to trade; customs and trade facilitation; and enforcement and dispute settlement.
Italy's farmers 'demonizing' Canadian wheat in bid to protect domestic industry
Mobilized by the largest agricultural organization in Europe, the farmers converged to turn up the heat on Italian politicians faced with ratifying the controversial Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA.
Dairy industry likely to get more aid after EPA deal with EU
Japan is expected to boost subsidies and other assistance to dairy farmers after reaching a broad accord on its economic partnership agreement with the European Union.
Japan sacrificed cheese tariffs to get EPA done with EU
Japan and the European Union have reached a broad consensus on an Economic Partnership Agreement. How will tariffs change under the agreement?