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Trade and Agriculture
Trade and Agriculture are two issues invariably linked to each other. In the current WTO-negotiations before the new Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong, hardly any other issue stirs as much controversies as this one.
Latest information on trade and agriculture before the Hong Kong-ministerial can be found here and on the HBF's special website hongkong2005.org
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EcoFair Trade Dialogue: New directions for agricultural trade rules
In no other trading sector currently negotiated within the WTO do different interests appear so irreconcilable as in agriculture – with conflicting parties literally everywhere. more |
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EcoFair Trade Dialogue: The Key Messages
Since 2005, 11 ‘experts’ on agriculture and trade issues from around the world have discussed the reform of the current regime of global agricultural trade. One important outcome are the 20 preliminary key messages, meant as a discussion paper. more |
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Concentrated Market Power and Agricultural Trade
Market power is one of the obstacles preventing the emergence of fairer, more ecologically sound trade rules for agriculture. The first EcoFair Trade Dialogue Discussion Paper by Sophia Murphy therefore focuses on this particular field. more |
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EcoFair Trade Dialogue: The Expert Panel Group
The Expert Panel Group will meet frequently until the end of 2006. 12 experts from all continents will formulate research questions, develop reform proposals and write policy papers. more |
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Special Products and Special Safeguard Mechanisms
Can these protective Trade Policy Instruments contribute to a more Sustainable and Fairer Multilateral System of Trade in Agriculture? A Global Issue Paper by Robert Stemmler and Jayson Cainglet more |
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News from the EcoFair Trade Dialogue: February 2006
All the News from the joint project of Heinrich-Boell-Foundation, Misereor and the Wuppertal-Institute. more |
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Böll-Forum: Beyond Free Trade
Agriculture is one of the most controversial issues of the WTO. At the Böll Forum in Hong Kong, farmers had their say: What is their experience of the debate on export versus nutritional sovereignty? more |
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Re-fueling the WTO Development Round: Enhancing the Development Synergism between Agriculture and Energy
A Global Issue Paper by Daniel de la Torre Ugarte discusses how biofuels could help to find new markets for farmers. more |
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Liberalisation of Agricultural Trade – The way forward for sustainable development?
The challenge is creating an agricultural trade-regime oriented towards the alleviation of hunger and the creation of sustainable development. But can the creation of a single world market for agricultural goods be the answer? more |
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Fair trade after Cancun - Agriculture remains the test case
The European Parliament and the FAO should launch an International AgriCultural Convention including governments, parliaments and civic society. By Hannes Lorenzen, European Parliament, Brussels. more |
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