agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
28-Jan-2019
Via Campesina
Representatives from 17 farmer organizations from 7 European countries gathered here to denounce the EU’s current trade agenda.
24-Jan-2019
Real Food Media
In her new book, Alyshia Gálvez exposes how changes in policy following implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) have fundamentally altered one of the most basic elements of life in Mexico—food.
24-Jan-2019
The Tribune
India's foray into the RCEP treaty is being seen as a risky adventure. More so at a time when agriculture is passing through a terrible agrarian crisis and manufacturing sector continues to limp
22-Jan-2019
Unearthed
American negotiators urged to push the UK into scrapping regulations on pesticides, genetically-modified crops, and the production of chicken and meat products
17-Jan-2019
IATP
Mexican farmers are on the verge of bold, new plans to completely transform their food and farm system. Will NAFTA 2.0 challenge them?
16-Jan-2019
EU Observer
Efforts to debate the agreement at the plenary were blocked amid political infighting on whether to support the agricultural pact, which seeks to extend into the disputed territory of the Western Sahara.
14-Jan-2019
Food Secure Canada
How do new technologies and renegotiated supply management rules affect our food system? And, how do we move past the black/white, good/bad binaries that so often frame debates about trade-related issues?
14-Jan-2019
Reuters
The United States signalled it would not bow to the European Union’s request to keep agriculture out of planned US-EU trade talks.
10-Jan-2019
Reuters
The European Commission is preparing two mandates: one to cover removal of tariffs on industrial goods and another on areas of possible regulatory cooperation in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices and cyber security.
7-Jan-2019
Monde Diplomatique
African countries, backed by the EU, want internal and external free trade, which will wreck local agriculture, and rural economies and societies.