agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
26-Oct-2015
GRAIN
New trade deals like CETA, TPP and TTIP will likely increase the production, trade and consumption of industrial food, with important implications in terms of climate change.
23-Oct-2015
Cato
The protection of geographical indications (GIs) is slated to be one of the more contentious parts of the TTIP negotiations.
22-Oct-2015
The Asahi Shimbun
The government is preparing a supplementary budget to help farmers compete with cheaper imported crops under the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact, which obligates Japan to lift tariffs on many agricultural products.
21-Oct-2015
The Mainichi
The government will look into collecting funds from farmers and other producers to be utilized in promotional activities for their products.
21-Oct-2015
Japan Today
The Japanese government said that it will eventually remove tariffs on 95.1% of farm, industrial and other imported products in value terms under the recently sealed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
20-Oct-2015
National Hog Farmer
The following is a U.S. Meat Export Federation summary of the preliminary details related to U.S. pork trade.
20-Oct-2015
The Japan Times
The government said it will lift tariffs on all vegetables and most fishery products under the recently inked Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
19-Oct-2015
The Star
The Malaysian Government is in discussions on establishing a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
13-Oct-2015
WCF Courier
Big Agbiz are global buyers and sellers who, when able to play both sides of any trade-leveled playing field the world over, rarely lose.
8-Oct-2015
Ibon
TPP, like other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), is fashioned by industrial countries and their transnational corporations to further intensify the concentration of resources, wealth, and power into their hands leaving developing countries.