ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
The source of this uprising lies in policies not up for discussion in the country’s current peace talks: the impact of the US-Colombia FTA – implemented in May 2012 – and policies that have similarly afflicted Colombian campesinos (small-scale farmers).
Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamad told Kyodo News, "The Japanese shared with us some issues they have in agriculture, but they told me that opposition is slowly dying down. It wasn't as serious as it was six months ago. In their view, it's manageable."
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says his government will enter into negotiations with agricultural workers as their strike enters its ninth day.
The executive chairman of the company behind Australia's top-selling cheese brand has warned that the Australian government's support for the car industry is holding up a free-trade agreement with China.
Following a trade deal, breeding pigs are being flown from the UK to China, up to 900 per flight in Boeing 747s.
This Backgrounder outlines the agreement’s assault on democracy and food sovereignty and examines the TPP’s likely impacts on food and agriculture in Japan, the latest country to join negotiations.
Admitting to increased stances of rejection of food consignments by EU in the last three years, India today said it is taking steps to ensure compliance with the European norms.
Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda.
Namibia Dairies has applied to the Ministry of Trade and Industry for the introduction of 'Quantitive Restrictions'; a move that will limit the amount of imported dairy products into Namibia.
Topics where EU and US politicians and stakeholders' interests clash -- such as public procurement, data protection, financial services and agricultural issues like geographical indicators and sanitary and phytosanitary measures – will prove the most problematic during talks.
