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Activists: Palm oil must not get wider access to EU under Indonesia trade talks
26-Feb-2018 Mongabay
Environmental activists have called for the issue of palm oil to be excluded from discussions taking place this week between the Indonesian government and a European Union trade delegation.
Washington wheat growers warn Trump TPP withdrawal could prove catastrophic
23-Feb-2018 Digital Journal
The wheat growers’ leadership and staff continue to stress the importance of maintaining and strengthening free trade agreements, such as TPP, NAFTA and the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Red tape in the meat industry? It’s the difference between life and death
23-Feb-2018 The Guardian
Without regulations that scrutinise food standards and trade deals, we cannot trust the safety of the food on our plates.
’Dirty meat’: Shocking hygiene failings discovered in US pig and chicken plants
22-Feb-2018 The Guardian
Previously unseen government records detail ‘deeply worrying’ incidents in pork and poultry plants, raising fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering the UK under a post-Brexit trade deal.
French farmers hold tractor protests in Mercosur warning to Macron
22-Feb-2018 Reuters
French farmers drove tractors through town centres and blocked highways to oppose extra agricultural imports from South America, raising pressure on President Emmanuel Macron in the run-up to a politically sensitive Paris farm show.
Mercosur, EU to restart free trade negotiations Wednesday
21-Feb-2018 TeleSur
European Union and Mercosur representatives are pressed to close a deal before the upcoming Brazilian general elections.
12 reasons why we say NO to the Mercosur – European Union free trade agreement
21-Feb-2018 Alianza Biodiversidad
We invite you to add your signatures to this document.
Civil society set out demands at EU-Indonesia trade negotiations
21-Feb-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe
The next round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Indonesia start today in Solo, Indonesia. Civil society organisations from Europe and Indonesia, including Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Indonesia, will meet in parallel to discuss the consequences of a potential agreement.
Indigenous and human rights defenders visiting the EU call for stronger rights protections in agro-commodity business and policies for deforestation-free trade and investment
16-Feb-2018 Forest Peoples Programme
Citing outcomes from a major trade and human rights forum backed by findings from comprehensive new report, delegation demands political action during visits to Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and London.
Resist a US trade deal. Your life may depend on it
15-Feb-2018 The Guardian
We cannot trust our government to fight America’s disgusting farming practices. Unless we mobilise, US livestock pumped full of antibiotics will harm us all.
Tea growers demanded renegotiation of ASEAN– India FTA agreement
14-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Large portion of Indian tea sector is skeptical about outcome of free trade agreement of India with ASEAN countries. After the agreement comes into full effect, duty cut in import of the green beverage is feared to cause severe adverse impact on Indian tea production sector.
Over come RCEP, bring Apple under special category product: Rakesh Singha to Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, India
13-Feb-2018 WebIndia 123
CPI(M) member of Assembly Rakesh Singha on Monday urged the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur that he should take up the matter with the Union Government so that Himachali Apple could be brought under Special Category product to over come duty free import of apple to Indian markets.
Grain exports surging because of free trade deals
9-Feb-2018 The Farmer’s Exchange
Free trade agreement FTA partners purchased half of all exports of feed grains in all forms in 2016-17, according to the US Department of Agriculture trade data and analysis by the US Grains Council.
Kerala fears zero tariff under RCEP may hit domestic dairy industry
9-Feb-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
Kerala has raised concern over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement between 16 Asian-Pacific countries on the ground that it would impact the country’s dairy sector.
‘99,000t deal is on the table’ – parliamentary source
8-Feb-2018 AgriLand
The EU has conceded to increase its beef import quota offer by almost 30,000t in a bid to reach agreement on the much-anticipated Mercosur trade deal, a parliamentary source has claimed.
Include egg exports from India in proposed FTA with Oman: Livestock farmer
6-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Livestock farmers have requested the Centre to include egg exports from India in the free trade bilateral agreement with Oman, which is expected during the visit of Prime Minister to Oman this month.
FTA Switzerland – Indonesia: Respect human rights and nature – keep palm oil outside!
5-Feb-2018 Bread for All
Palm oil must be excluded from the free trade agreement between Switzerland and Indonesia. In an open letter to Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, Swiss environmental, human rights, consumer and farming organizations are calling for this.
CETA, regulatory cooperation and food safety
31-Jan-2018 Greenpeace
Agricultural and food standards are among those targeted by CETA’s focus on eliminating so-called ‘non-tariff barriers’.
Towards a peoples charter on international trade agreements
30-Jan-2018 Parti Sosialis Malaysia
It is now time we open up the dialogue on the kind of trade agreements that we want to see in place.
India-Cambodia deliberates on financial support in agriculture, pharmaceuticals
30-Jan-2018 Knowledge & News Network
India and Cambodia clinch a deal to work towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty which provides financial help to Southeast Asian nations.