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IATP has been advocating for fair and sustainable agriculture and food systems for more than 35 years. Learn more about our agriculture work on our Agriculture & Food Systems page. 

U.S. Export Ag Credits

Inside Washington / By SALLY SCHUFF, Feedstuffs Washington Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. export credit guarantee programs are on the front burner, mostly because other countries hate them.

Agriculture Negotiations: Excluded Developing Countries Unhappy over Non-Transparent Stocktaking Process

By Aileen Kwa / Focus on the Global South, Geneva The first phase of agricultural negotiations which had lasted a year concluded at the end of March with the Agriculture Special Session on March 22-23. This was followed immediately by a stocktaking session which was intended to set the work programme for the second phase of agriculture negotiations.

U.S.-Canada Fight Prevents Agriculture Export Credit Deal

Inside US Trade / Vol. 19, No. 16 Industrialized countries failed last week to reach agreement on new disciplines for agriculture export credits because the U.S. and Canada could not settle their differences on the maximum term for loan repayments and on whether the agreement should cover state-trading enterprises, such as the Canadian Wheat Board.

FTAA Agreement Hides Divisions on Agriculture, Trade Remedies

Inside US Trade / Vol. 19, No. 15 / By Martin Vaughan A plan by trade ministers to push ahead with negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas glosses over major divisions on two of the most contentious issues, both of them focused on sensitive policies the U.S. has sought to leave out of the talks.
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