agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
7-Aug-2018
Reuters
Morocco has agreed to accept imports of American poultry products for the first time, the US Trade Representative’s office and the US Department of Agriculture said, estimating initial annual shipments at about $10 million.
2-Aug-2018
Asia Times
While some states in East and Southeast Asia favor the 16-nation RCEP trade deal, many civil society groups say it lacks transparency and public participation.
1-Aug-2018
Network 18
Australia exported A$1.3 billion ($964 million) of agricultural goods to China in 2015/16, according to the latest figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
31-Jul-2018
The Ecologist
Britain’s most prominent free-market think tank is offering to broker access to senior politicians for foreign donors seeking to influence the course of Brexit and a potential US-UK free trade deal, a new report reveals
31-Jul-2018
WSJ
Citing farmers’ complaints, antiestablishment government vows to seek parliamentary veto, which would annul pact for all partners
30-Jul-2018
Le Figaro
Bruxelles assure que l'accord scellé la semaine dernière pour éviter une guerre commerciale ne prévoit pas d'ouvrir plus largement l'accès au marché agricole européen. Mais l'administration Trump prétend le contraire. La France demande des clarifications.
30-Jul-2018
UTIA
Research from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture indicates that a trade agreement with Japan is crucial for the US beef industry
27-Jul-2018
Politico
Europeans don’t want their hallowed farm sector sucked into the deal.
25-Jul-2018
La Via Campesina
Free trade agreements on farm products benefits primarily transnational corporations and furthers the industrialisation of agriculture. All at the expense of local food production.
25-Jul-2018
La Via Campesina
Free trade negotiation never benefits the poor. But it gives opportunities for the capitalist transnational corporations to control and dictate the food and agriculture systems absolutely.