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Plan to seek higher farm crops quota
18-Jun-2015
Thailand and Japan have agreed to talk further at an official level before formally revising the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement on the 10th anniversary of the pact, which came into effect in November 2007.
European Court of Justice to assess EU-Morocco agri-deal
16-Jun-2015 Western Sahara Resource Watch
The European Court of Justice will assess the EU-Morocco agricultural agreement over Western Sahara on 16 June
Valle de San Quintín labourers: a reflection of shame and demands for justice
13-Jun-2015 Alai Net
San Quintín is a credible, contemporary sample of the different processes that make up the contemporary system of labour exploitation
Civil Society raises major concerns on India’s engagement with the massive RCEP trade deal
11-Jun-2015 Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+)
As the eighth round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement take place in Kyoto, Japan this week, farmer’s groups, trade unions, civil society and patient groups are urging the Indian Government to halt the negotiations, make the negotiating texts public and hold consultations with all the relevant stakeholders, in light of the potential negative impact this agreement could have on access to medicines, livelihood of farmers, quality public services and overall social and economic development of the country.
MEPs call for safeguard clause in TTIP to protect EU farmers
2-Jun-2015 Farmers Weekly
The EU should be able to close markets to specific US agricultural goods if an increase in imports threatened to cause serious harm to domestic food production, say MEPs.
Chinese dairy farmers upset with Australian free trade agreement
27-May-2015 ABC Rural
Chinese dairy farmers fear their government is sacrificing the local industry to promote trade with Australia.
Gov’t identifies damage to 9 farm goods from FTAs
22-May-2015
Producers of nine local farm goods have suffered damage from a rise in imports due to free trade agreements, becoming eligible for government support and compensation, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
Impacts of the US-Colombia FTA in the farm sector: The portraits
17-May-2015 La Silla Rural
A new book “puts faces” on the realities rural people are experiencing two years into the US-Colombia FTA.
Impacts of the US-Colombia FTA in the farm sector
17-May-2015 Biodiversidad en América Latina
This report looking at specific cases that reflect the farming reality of Colombia allows us to verify what happened with the promises around the US FTA and open a broad debate about it.
Amul raises alarm over dumping of dairy products through FTA
14-May-2015 Hindu Business Line
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation says that the EU, Australia and New Zealand are lobbying hard for access to India’s dairy market through bilateral Free Trade Agreements in order to dump their surplus stocks of dairy commodities.
Greece wants changes to EU-Canada trade deal to protect "feta" name
6-May-2015 Reuters
Athens will not back a multi-billion dollar trade pact between Canada and the European Union unless the deal is changed to specify that only Greece can use the term "feta" for its salty white cheese, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Fruits et légumes : moins on consomme plus on importe
29-Apr-2015 L’Humanité
Le déclin de la production est imputable à la stratégie commerciale des grandes surfaces pour faire chuter les cours grâce aux accords bilatéraux que la Commission européenne a négocié avec des pays tiers comme le Maroc.
Massive trade deal could come down to two things: Rice and cars
28-Apr-2015 Politico
Officials are working feverishly to unsnag a deal with Japan and 10 other Asia-Pacific countries.
[Herald Interview] Korea to defend rice market in TPP talks
28-Apr-2015 Korea Herald
Korea’s top agriculture policymaker has emphasized that the government will not further open the country’s rice market if and when it joins the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership
EU-US trade talks should pick up steam once “fast-track” bill is voted through Congress, says top US farm lobbyist Bob Young
22-Apr-2015 ViEUws
Bob Young, Deputy Executive Director at the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks with journalist Rose O’Donovan (AGRA FACTS) about on-going agricultural developments in negotiations towards a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP).
The EU claims that TTIP won’t reduce EU food safety standards – but is this true?
21-Apr-2015 ChemTrust
The EU commission has claimed that there will be no lowering of food safety standards in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that is currently being negotiated with the United States. However, an examination of the EU’s negotiating position shows that they are already offering changes which could lead to increased amounts of pesticide residues in food in the EU in the future.
Canada’s most sacred cows under attack as TPP takes aim at agriculture
20-Apr-2015 iPolitics
The Americans have made it clear they have a deal-breaker with Canada — supply management in agriculture, notably dairy and poultry.
April 17: Lobby action tour on TTIP, impacts for food and farmers
20-Apr-2015 Corporate Europe Observatory
On 17 April, Via Campesina, the D190-20 Alliance and Corporate Europe Observatory held a lobby tour around the Brussels European quarter, highlighting the corporate lobbies who are pushing an aggressive agenda around TTIP (the EU-US trade deal currently being negotiated).
Make the most of FTAs, Fonterra executive tells farmers
16-Apr-2015 The Australian
Australian farmers must work to understand the needs of Chinese consumers if they are to make the most of the free trade agreement signed with Beijing, an executive from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra says.
Japan to reduce Thai rice purchases under TPP
15-Apr-2015 Bloomberg
Japan plans to reduce rice purchases from Thailand and import more from the United States if a trans-Pacific trade pact led by the two countries goes through.