agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
7-May-2026
The Daily Star
The signing of the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) at the end of the interim government’s tenure has sparked much debate, with concerns that this agreement could put the country’s sovereignty, agriculture and food systems, traditional knowledge, economy, and intellectual property rights at risk.
6-May-2026
Politico
The consequences of the trade pact are still rippling through Britain’s arable heartlands.
5-May-2026
Public Eye
Une nouvelle étude d'Alliance Sud et Public Eye montre que les émissions de CO2e liées à l’accord pourraient augmenter de 112 % rien que pour les produits agricoles.
29-Apr-2026
All India Kisan Sabha
By signing the Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, the Indian government has surrendered the interests of farmers before the demands of global finance.
29-Apr-2026
The Daily Star
The Bangladesh’s Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States, effectively opens Bangladesh to unregulated imports of genetically modified (GM) meat and dairy products from highly subsidised US agribusinesses, posing a severe threat to local livestock keepers—mostly rural women—who operate without state support.
29-Apr-2026
Business Standard
The recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand has sparked concern among apple growers in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand, with apprehensions that the deal could adversely impact domestic producers and the fragile hill economy.
27-Apr-2026
The Hindu
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale has alleged that India’s trade agreements with the United States have turned into a curse for farmers, severely impacting the agricultural sector. The trade deals had weakened domestic agriculture, while rising input costs such as fertilizers, pesticides, diesel, and seeds made farming increasingly unviable.
24-Apr-2026
Nyeleni
Countries and social movements are rising to demand a renewal of genuine multilateralism—one based on cooperation rather than oppression, and on participatory democracy rather than opaque representation.
3-Apr-2026
Action Aid
Ecuadorian trade union ASTAC and its European partners denounce the outrageous lack of human rights and environmental protections in the banana industry under the EU-Ecuador Trade Agreement.
1-Apr-2026
Polskie Radio
Poland wants safeguards in the EU-Australia trade deal to protect its beef sector, Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski has said, warning that new trade agreements could hurt producers despite currently high cattle prices.