ISDS Case Map
agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
n executive committee was established in Taipei yesterday to oversee the execution of a Taiwan-Guatemala free trade agreement (FTA) that took effect July 1.
The figures show Thais are winning with free trade - yet many of the nation's small farmers, struggling just to scrape by, are looking to lessons learned around the world.
The disputed election has raised tensions over a pending NAFTA deadline to halt corn and bean import tarriffs.
After a month and five days of implementing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with United States, Guatemala is suffering from this pact's asymmetries and is suing the northern country for unfair competition.
Felipe Calderon's contested, razor-thin victory in Mexico's presidential election last month is likely to force his attention toward the underdeveloped south, where poor farmers want to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
A free trade pact with the United States is expected to cause South Korean agricultural output to fall by 1-2 trillion won (US$1.03-$2.07 billion), a report by a state-run think tank said Friday.
Fernando Alvarez Bogaert, former Finances minister, said Friday that the validity of the Central American-Dominican Republic-US Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), put off for this month, could wreck national production if enacted.
On the misty hill slopes of northern Thailand the chill in the air encourages roses to grow to a size larger than apples. Hundreds of these large blooms, in colours ranging from red and crimson to orange and white, are harvested daily to feed the flower markets of Bangkok.
Zimbabwe is not going to change its stance on Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (Bippas) that were violated under the country's controversial land reform programme, a position that could further strain diplomatic relations with affected nations.
Participants in the growing movement inside South Korea who are opposed to the proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement held demonstrations in Washington, D.C. during the first week of June while negotiations were being conducted.
