ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
More than 1,000 Japanese farmers have held a protest rally in the centre of Tokyo over a proposed free trade agreement with Australia.
Japanese farmers have stepped up their campaign against a proposed free trade deal with Australia.
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan said this week that the potential to expand trade between the two countries will be facilitated by the recently inked Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
The US Government said Malaysia must open its rice market to reach a free trade agreement, opposing the protectionist stance of the South-East Asian nation.
Japan and Australia agreed Thursday to pay close attention to Tokyo's politically sensitive agricultural issues when they advance talks for a bilateral free-trade agreement, the next round of which is slated for late July.
In a secret deal struck just before the two countries signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in early April, the South Korean government promised the US it would offer a "de facto" relinquishment of its authority to conduct hygiene and quarantine tests on US imported beef.
This week, South Korea once again instituted a blanket ban on U.S. beef imports after a paperwork error led to U.S. beef intended for domestic consumption to be sent to South Korea. Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson today announced that he would seek a U.S. response to the South Koreans' action.
Thailand and South Korea will continue to work toward a bilateral free-trade agreement, according to Nitya Pibulsonggram, the minister of foreign affairs. Trade talks between the two countries were now focused on cutting tariffs for rice and fruit, two key Thai exports.
If the agricultural sectors of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to remain viable amidst reformations to longstanding preferential arrangements and other emerging threats, then the injection of new and added finance into the Region's agriculture is necessary for it to survive and remain viable.
South Korea has banned US beef shipments to that country after two recent shipments from Tyson and Cargill contained products that were intended for consumption in the United States.
