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New trade deals legalise corporate theft, make farmers’ seeds illegal
18-Jul-2016 GRAIN
FTAs negotiated outside the WTO go further and help US and European corporations get what they weren’t able to achieve under TRIPS.
How the TTIP could make ethical meat harder to find
15-Jul-2016 Civil Eats
Looking for cage-free eggs and antibiotic-free meat? The new transatlantic trade agreement could make both harder to find.
Selling off the farm: corporate meat’s takeover through TTIP
12-Jul-2016 IATP
New report from IATP shows how TTIP will accelerate corporate concentration and expand industrial meat production or “factory farming” by increasing the power of meat-producing transnational corporations.
Spanish agriculture firms file arbitration claim against Venezuela
8-Jul-2016 Reuters
Spanish agriculture company Grupo Agroinsumos Ibero-americanos and associated firms have filed an arbitration case against Venezuela via a World Bank tribunal, seeking compensation for the 2010 nationalization of its operations.
Agro, agribusiness, free trade pact’s big winners
1-Jul-2016 Dominican Today
The agro and agribusiness sectors have profited the most from the US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) during the 10 years since it took effect.
Myanmar farmers wary of free trade deadline
1-Jul-2016 Myanmar Times
Six months into the grace period, Myanmar farmers are worrying what will happen when free trade finally comes to all ASEAN members in 2018.
Mexico to reopen market to Canadian beef
29-Jun-2016 Calgary Sun
The Canadian beef industry is applauding Mexico’s decision to fully reopen its market to Canadian beef.
Fears over partnership with EU
23-Jun-2016 IOL
The African Farmers Association of SA (Afasa) fears an international economic partnership that is expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs in South Africa will not, in the long run, benefit those on the ground.
Farmers’ GMO fears ’unfounded’
22-Jun-2016 The Bangkok Post
Farmers are concerned about the impact of the TPP intellectual property chapter that prevents them from saving and using seeds that contain patented plant material.
Ukraine and Canada ink memorandum on export support, trade and investment
21-Jun-2016 Ukraine Today
Ukrainian officials expect to sign a free trade agreement with Canada on 11-12 July - during Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to Ukraine.
East African Community: EU to sign economic partnership agreement with Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda
21-Jun-2016 European Council
The Council authorised, on behalf of the EU, the signature and provisional application of the economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EU and the East African Community (EAC)
Colombian campesinos: change the constitution, end ’free trade’
20-Jun-2016 Tele Sur
“We hold free trade agreements responsible for the bankruptcy of small producers, and we want them renegotiated”
Sugar talks with Japan in crucial phase
14-Jun-2016 Manila Times
The Philippines has been seeking review of JPEPA since Japan has not fulfilled its commitments under the agreement.
TPP study gives one side of story
10-Jun-2016 The Farmer’s Exchange
"These so-called studies are really more about trying to influence political votes for the commodity groups’ members than contributing to farmer and rancher welfare or congressional understanding"
Over 40 pct of local cow farms closed since KORUS FTA: report
8-Jun-2016 Yonhap
More than four out of 10 South Korean cow farms have shut down in the last four years since the implementation of the free trade deal between Seoul and Washington.
Dairy farmers to protest trade deals on Parliament Hill
3-Jun-2016 CFRA
Dairy farmers are bringing cows and tractors to Parliament Hill to protest two big trade agreements: The EU free trade agreement, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
EU and US trade sharp words on TTIP
30-May-2016 Politico
In testy exchange of emails, Commission warns US: Compromise or no deal in 2016.
Five key takeaways from the TTIP leak for food and farming systems
27-May-2016 IATP
The leaked TTIP text provides important insights into the direction of the trade talks, and raises alarm bells for advocates of fair and sustainable food and farming systems.
Spain: COAG will request cancellation of EU-Morocco free trade agreement
26-May-2016 Fresh Plaza
The head for fruits and vegetables at COAG is requesting in the European Parliament for the immediate implementation of the ruling cancelling the agreement for free agricultural trade between the EU and Morocco because of the illegal inclusion of Western Sahara.
Asia trade deal RCEP will undercut farmers’ control over seeds
25-May-2016 International Press Syndicate
According to the latest leaked draft of the RCEP agreement, the negotiating countries fall into two camps when it comes to legal rights over biodiversity and traditional knowledge useful for food production and medicine.