agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
20-Jul-2016
NOUMINREN
At the time of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement, Japan accepted the import of Minimum Access (MA) rice. This situation will get worse by the additional import quotas set by the TPP.
18-Jul-2016
GRAIN
FTAs negotiated outside the WTO go further and help US and European corporations get what they weren’t able to achieve under TRIPS.
15-Jul-2016
Civil Eats
Looking for cage-free eggs and antibiotic-free meat? The new transatlantic trade agreement could make both harder to find.
12-Jul-2016
IATP
New report from IATP shows how TTIP will accelerate corporate concentration and expand industrial meat production or “factory farming” by increasing the power of meat-producing transnational corporations.
8-Jul-2016
Reuters
Spanish agriculture company Grupo Agroinsumos Ibero-americanos and associated firms have filed an arbitration case against Venezuela via a World Bank tribunal, seeking compensation for the 2010 nationalization of its operations.
1-Jul-2016
Dominican Today
The agro and agribusiness sectors have profited the most from the US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) during the 10 years since it took effect.
1-Jul-2016
Myanmar Times
Six months into the grace period, Myanmar farmers are worrying what will happen when free trade finally comes to all ASEAN members in 2018.
29-Jun-2016
Calgary Sun
The Canadian beef industry is applauding Mexico's decision to fully reopen its market to Canadian beef.
23-Jun-2016
IOL
The African Farmers Association of SA (Afasa) fears an international economic partnership that is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in South Africa will not, in the long run, benefit those on the ground.
22-Jun-2016
The Bangkok Post
Farmers are concerned about the impact of the TPP intellectual property chapter that prevents them from saving and using seeds that contain patented plant material.