Agriculture

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.

Officials See Little Progress In WTO Agriculture Talks This Year

GENEVA--Members of the World Trade Organization are unlikely to engage in any substantial negotiations on the further liberalization of agriculture trade during 2000, according to farm trade officials contacted by BNA.

Exports Projected to Increase Next Year, But Value Will Decline, Annual Study Finds

U.S. agricultural exports are expected to increase in the next year, but their value will continue to drop for another year before recovering, according to a Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute study released Feb. 23.

U.S. Firms Cleared to Ship Meat to China Under Bilateral Agreement, Barshefsky Says

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Feb. 23 that the Chinese government has now approved exports of U.S. meat to China under the bilateral agricultural agreement signed between the two countries last spring.

China""s Slow Response to Ag Agreement Draws Scrutiny

Outside Influences Chinese leaders are failing to follow through on a major agricultural trade agreement--a critical misstep that could hamper efforts to convince Congress to grant China permanent normal trading relations status, according to top lobbyists working the issue. By not making new food purchases and by being slow to finalize agreements with individual U.S.

Farmers' Declaration on Genetic Engineering in Agriculture

Genetic engineering in agriculture has significantly increased the economic uncertainty of family farmers throughout the U.S. and the world.

China""s WTO Entry may Leave Farmers in the Dust

Los Angeles Times / By HENRY CHU, TIMES STAFF WRITER LAISHUI, China -- Li Jun knows next to nothing about the World Trade Organization, but what little he's heard doesn't sound good.

Growers Reportedly Plan Suit vs. Cigarette Firms

By STEVEN VAMES / New York Times A group of tobacco farmers is expected to file a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday, claiming the four largest U.S. cigarette makers violated antitrust laws by using their market power to bully farmers into cutting prices for raw tobacco.