agriculture | farmers | food

plus livestock, forestry, etc

EU and Mexico set to sign sweeping trade and cooperation deal as Washington pressure looms
The deal targets a 50 per cent increase in Mexican exports to the EU by 2030, the Mexican government said.
The EU-Ecuador trade agreement must work to protect workers' rights in the banana industry
Ecuadorian trade union ASTAC and its European partners denounce the outrageous lack of human rights and environmental protections in the banana industry under the EU-Ecuador Trade Agreement.
Poland seeks safeguards for beef sector in EU-Australia trade deal
Poland wants safeguards in the EU-Australia trade deal to protect its beef sector, Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski has said, warning that new trade agreements could hurt producers despite currently high cattle prices.
Further EU free trade agreements threaten farmers, agriculture organizations warn
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) and the National Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Circles and Farmers Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) strongly condemn the European Commission’s irresponsible actions.
Yaoundé declaration: The WTO And free trade cause hunger, poverty and inequality
For nearly thirty years the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), peasants’ organisations gathered in Cameroon have concluded that the WTO and free trade agreements hinder the development of countries in the Global South and lead to the ruin of small-scale producers worldwide.
Australia trade deal brings back Macron’s Mercosur nightmare
The freshly sealed trade deal between the EU and Australia is already triggering a backlash in France, putting Emmanuel Macron’s government in a tricky position on trade once again.
Farmers mobilize nationwide against India-US trade pact
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced a nationwide protest on Tuesday against the proposed India-US trade agreement and various policies.
The Indonesia-US Trade Agreement on Reciprocal Tariffs threatens Indonesia's food and national sovereignty
Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) believes that the Indonesia-US ART has the potential to narrow the scope of national policy in protecting the agricultural and food sectors, has direct and fundamental implications for the direction of national agricultural policy, food sovereignty, and the livelihoods of small farmers, even threatening the sovereignty of the Indonesian state.
US and Indonesia finalise deal to cut tariffs to 19%
President Donald Trump's administration and the Indonesian government say they have finalised an agreement, under the deal, Indonesia will cut trade barriers on more than 99% of American imports - including agriculture, healthcare, seafood, technology and car-related goods.
Trump-Milei pact piles pressure on EU to lock in Mercosur accord
A new US-Argentina deal could undermine protections for European food names that are included in the trade agreement with Latin America.