agriculture | farmers | food
plus livestock, forestry, etc
29-Mar-2023
Argus
The Australia and UK free trade agreement has received Royal Assent in the UK Parliament, eliminating tariffs on agricultural goods such as beef, wheat and barley.
24-Mar-2023
The Scottish Farmer
Claims that beef imported from Mexico has a lower carbon footprint than UK-reared beef are ‘B-word’, an environment minister has said.
23-Mar-2023
Euractiv
A number of EU countries spoke out against reviving the EU-Mercosur trade deal during a meeting of agriculture ministers in Brussels on Monday 20 March. But with an agreement already hammered out, room for change is limited.
21-Mar-2023
MASIPAG
The country’s economic sovereignty that will supposedly provide a ground for the flourishing of local agriculture and production has been once again gnawed by global corporate interests.
21-Mar-2023
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga
Ngā Toki Whakarururanga believes IPEF provisions would cut across the rights, interests, duties and responsibilities of Indigenous Peoples throughout the region.
21-Mar-2023
Euractiv
Agriculture Minister said he opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement during the Agriculture Council in Brussels on despite alleged industry pressure on the minister in charge of giving Austria’s final decision.
17-Mar-2023
Reuters
More than 50 US agriculture and food groups urged Congress to approve new legislation enabling the United States to negotiate more free-trade agreements.
16-Mar-2023
Foreign Policy in Focus
Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet. Resistance to the corporate-friendly trade architecture has come from many corners of the globe.
15-Mar-2023
Politico
Britain’s trade chief Kemi Badenoch and her Canadian counterpart Mary Ng settled differences in a move that bodes well for the UK's post-Brexit hopes of joining a key Indo-Pacific trade bloc.
15-Mar-2023
Solidaritas Perempuan
Indonesian Civil Society held a protest today in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to express its rejection of the IPEF. In the midst of the global economic crisis, the US is trying to rebuild its national industrialisation with a less open free trade agreement and push for policy harmonisation based on US standards.