agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
2-Jan-2016
Kenya has been granted a one-year extension of sugar import limits from the regional trade bloc Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to revamp its ailing sugar industry.
2-Jan-2016
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a roadmap that will address differences in standards and regulations that hinder regional trade in maize.
30-Dec-2015
Farming Life
A study carried out on behalf of the US Department of Agriculture shows that EU Agriculture would be the gross loser in any of the three scenarios considered.
21-Dec-2015
The most significant characteristic of the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which came into force on Sunday, is that it was a "catch-up deal" rather than a new one, says New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley.
18-Dec-2015
IIED
The vast majority of the land deals from the recent wave of agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries are protected by at least one investment treaty.
17-Dec-2015
Huffington Post
A short provision will remove labels telling consumers where their beef and pork comes from, but it will reveal something else.
16-Dec-2015
Taipein Times
The new law will require the labor ministry to offer ‘appropriate supporting aids’ to people working in negatively impacted industries and companies.
10-Dec-2015
Al Monitor
Palestine is seeking to achieve economic advantages by replacing settlement products with Palestinian products in European cities.
3-Dec-2015
The forced re-regulation of Queensland's $2 billion sugar industry could breach international trade agreements and threaten foreign investment, Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said.
2-Dec-2015
Reuters
Differences between the United States and the European Union over issues such as genetically modified crops and hormone-treated beef could scupper a free trade deal.