3-Sep-2019
La Via Campesina
We see the revision of NAFTA – rebranded as the USMCA (or T-MEC) – as another failure to respect the dignity of farmworkers, family farmers, Indigenous people, and the communities and territories in which we live.
28-Aug-2019
Indonesia for Global Justice
The government of Indonesian is aggressively increasing the negotiation of international trade agreements governing seed patents for corporations.
21-Aug-2019
Food Ingredients First
Chlorinated chicken, as part of a post-Brexit free trade deal with the US, is “the thin end of the wedge” that could impact public health and threaten thousands of jobs in the UK food processing industry.
21-Aug-2019
Dialogo Chino
In August 2018, El Salvador followed the Dominican Republic and Panama in switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. But in March 2019, president-elect, cast doubt over whether his government would maintain that status.
20-Aug-2019
Foreign Brief
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will meet with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegu in Washington for two days of discussions on a proposed bilateral free trade deal.
13-Aug-2019
The Hindu Business Line
India’s demand for easier movement of workers and professionals is being considered seriously by New Zealand and could be met provided market barriers to the Country’s goods are eased
5-Aug-2019
The Irish Times
The EU has agreed to increase the quota allocated to US beef exporters to 35,000 tonnes a year. The total quota of non-hormone-beef permitted to enter the EU market will remain unchanged at 45,000 tonnes.
1-Aug-2019
Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements
The RCEP will destroy farm livelihoods especially in the domestic dairy sector.