agriculture | farmers | food

plus livestock, forestry, etc

Trade ministry defends Saudi sheep farm
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is defending a controversial sheep farm in Saudi Arabia, saying that the project has helped nudge New Zealand closer to a free trade deal with the Gulf states.
60 000 tonnes de volailles américaines entreront bientôt en Afrique du sud
L’association sud-africaine des importateurs et exportateurs de viande (AMIESA) est prête à recevoir plus de 60 000 tonnes de volailles en provenance des USA.
Global dairy prices stem from bad trade agreements
New Zealand First is blasting the government for poor quality “free trade” agreements and exposing New Zealand farming to questionable Chinese investment.
Thai livestock industry opposes TPP agreement
The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other livestock groups yesterday protested against the country's move to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement claiming that doing so would bring enormous damages to Thailand's livestock industry.
ComAgri wants Commission olive oil plan changes
The European Commission's proposal to allow the sale of 35,000 tons of duty-free Tunisian olive oil in 2016 and 2017 has once again come under fire.
An assessment of the possible implications of the EAC-EU EPA on Kenyan agricultural sector and its compatibility with the WTO rules
The full implementation of EPA, may shift consumption away from local products, to EU goods.
Food is not a commodity
Kim-Hwang Kyeongsan, General Secretary of the Korean Woman Peasants’ Association, explains the government’s recent rice policy that hurts rice farmers and impacts Korea’s food sovereignty and how FTAs make it worse.
Brussels biotech lobby's last push for 'GM 2.0' technologies to escape regulation
With TTIP negotiations proceeding apace, environmental and sustainable farming groups must stay actively protect our hard-won - albeit imperfect - GM laws.
The future of rice farming in Japan
There is growing concern among Japanese farmers that the country’s rice-producing capabilities are diminishing in the face of international trade pacts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
AEC not so sweet a deal: sugar exporter
The sweet promise that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) would pave the way for a single market among the 10-member bloc of more than 600 million people at the end of last year has so far excluded sugar exports from Cambodia.