agriculture | farmers | food

plus livestock, forestry, etc

Warning talks on TPP may get ugly
Dairy markets could become one of the make or break issues in TPP and "get quite ugly", New Zealand's ambassador to Japan warns.
Australian dairy at the core of landmark Australia-China free trade agreement
While the new FTA generally opens up Australian assets to Chinese investors, farmland deals valued at over $15 million will face foreign investment review scrutiny.
Large Chinese dairy investment follows historic FTA
The New Hope dairy investment could be the first of many deals fuelled by the historic China-Australia free trade agreement.
Trade deals criminalise farmers' seeds
From Guatemala to Ghana, from Mozambique to Malaysia, seed-saving on the farm is being turned into a criminal offence, so that half a dozen large multinational corporations can turn seeds into private property and make money from them.
US-India food deal and the WTO
India and the US have reached a bilateral deal to resolve their differences over food stock holdings at the World Trade Organization. Analysis from Kavaljit Singh.
Trade Minister says he'll now work on a deal with India, after signing of FTA with China
Within an hour of finalising a free trade deal with China, Australia's Federal Trade Minister said he hoped to complete an FTA with India in the next year.
TTIP talks: What's cooking?: Perspectives on food & farming
The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament is pleased to invite you to a conference on 10 December 2014 on the impacts of a potential EU-US trade agreement (TTIP) on food and farming.
Abbott seals free trade deal with Beijing
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to sign the widely anticipated free trade deal with China's President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Obama and the GOP Congress unite to push US meat overseas
A new report by IATP shows that the US meat industry is licking its chops at the prospect of a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in order to ship more product overseas while US meat consumption declines.
TTIP and CETA jeopardize EU agriculture and environmental, animal welfare and consumer protection standards
EU officials state, but cannot guarantee, that sensitive issues such as growth hormones or GMO admissions will not be watered down as a result of TTIP.