ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
Si la Suisse signe les accords de libre-échange agricole avec l’Union européenne, les cultures de céréales panifiables pourraient disparaître du pays en quatre ans. En 2016, il ne serait donc théoriquement plus possible de manger du pain à base de farine suisse.
Obama's emphasis on export markets is odd given that it runs directly counter to a lot of the Administration’s work to support local food systems.
The Consumers' Foundation demanded Tuesday that the government include prion tests in its inspection of US beef imports to detect any possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) contamination of the products.
A former Australian trade negotiator says farmers should not be concerned that trade deals have not been signed with three key Australian export markets.
About 280,000 Taiwanese farmers who grow rice, vegetables and other crops could lose their jobs. This does not account for mushrooms, sugar, flowers, fisheries and forestry, therefore the total number of food producers affected will be much higher.
The last time the United States and New Zealand opened up their agricultural markets to each other, New Zealand's dairy farmers won greater access to a coveted piece of the US dairy industry. The United States settled for cat food.
Australia’s free trade agreement with ASEAN is in effect, but Nationals leader Warren Truss sees the deal as a one-way street
The head of Taiwan's National Security Council urged lawmakers and the public not to demand a reopening of talks with the United States on controversial beef imports, though he said he would "respect the final decision by the legislature" and "the people's right to initiate a referendum on the issue."
The accord, Brussels explained, reinforces the position of European exporters in the Moroccan market, above all in the processed food sector.
Agricultural trade liberalization promoted by free trade agreements and by the World Trade Organization is contributing to the greenhouse gases emissions due to food processing and food transportation around the world.
