Ag, biotech and trade news of interest this week (May 2)
News items related to ag biotech, trade ? and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page throughout the...
Reuters
Kenya approves start of GM trials, Australian anti-GM trial finally ends, and other news
The unfortunate case of neighbor versus neighbor in Australia is now done as organic farmer Steve Marsh has lost his final effort with the Australian Hi...
Russian Retaliation to Sanctions
The Russian governments response to sanctions imposed by western governments as a consequence of Russian actions in Ukraine was to impose agricultural product ...
China Continues to be Out of Sync on Biotech Corn
Chinas rejection of cargos of U.S. corn containing a biotech trait not yet approved for import has reopened a continuing problem. At issue is Syngenta AG's Ag...
U.S.-EU TTIP Negotiations Off to a Good Start
The first round of negotiations on the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement was more about process than product. ...
Argentine Trade Issues on Beef and Lemons
The government of Argentina has requested two consultations with the U.S. under WTO rules on bans the U.S. has on imports of beef and lemons from Argentina base...
European Union Biotech Crop Policy Remains Uncertain
The European Union is divided over the use of biotech crops. This was obvious again when an EU scientific committee voted 13 in favor and 10 opposed with three...
Free Trade in "Green Goods" Outside the Doha Talks
The post-Doha free trade agenda may already be underway as the EU and the U.S. consider incentives for China to become part of the international effort to reduc...
Trade ministers to meet in India on Doha talks
Reuters
By Jonathan Lynn
August 30, 2009www.reuters.com
GENEVA (Reuters) - Trade ministers will meet in New Delhi this week to inject new impetus into the ...
Tree cover far bigger than expected on farms: study
Reuters.com
By Alister Doyle, Environmental Correspondent
August 24, 2009www.reuters.com
OSLO (Reuters) - Almost half of the world's farmland has at least ...