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U.S. tries to export its biotech deregulatory regime

A long standing claim by the U.S. government and agribusiness lobby is that U.S. regulations on genetically engineered (GE) crops are science-based while European regulations are not.

Leaked TTIP text shows U.S. negotiators push to lower food safety standards, farmer protections

Minneapolis – Leaked negotiating texts for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) expose the heavy influence of corporate agribusiness in the negotiations, pushing to lower trade restrictions and public health regulations affecting food production, according to analysis of the texts by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade

Farm and Rural Groups Ask Congress to Reject TPP

The controversial new trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has been a tough sell for the Obama Administration. The top four Presidential candidates oppose its passage and support in Congress is waning.

Sharon Anglin Treat

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Sharon Anglin Treat is a lawyer and public policy analyst.

Minnesota Farm and Rural Groups Join 150+ Organizations to Ask Congress to Reject TPP, Stand Up for Independent Farmers and Ranchers

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Environmental Impact Statement; Introduction of the Products of Biotechnology U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy[i] (IATP) appreciates this opportunity to comment on “reasonable alternatives and possible issues to be evaluated in the environmental impact statement” (Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 24, February 5, 2016, at 6225).

Leaked TTIP memo shows EU targeting U.S. government contracts

The EU is being asked to give up a lot in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), especially its relatively higher standards on food and chemical safety. It’s also asking for a lot in return, including the massive opening of U.S. public procurement to bids by EU firms.

Nutrition and Food Systems: Comments to the HLPE for their forthcoming report

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost international and intergovernmental platform trying to address global food security and nutrition challenges.

Memo on procurement in TTIP

Public Procurement is a key component of the TTIP negotiations and an area where almost all Member States have offensive interests, and in consequence the EU has been requesting a substantial market opening outcome in this area. However, to counter such request, there have been some claims like the following:

TPP would hurt small scale farmers in developing countries, groups say

Minneapolis – More than 50 development, religious and sustainable agriculture groups are demanding that Congress reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) because of its potential impacts on small scale farmers and food production, especially those in developing countries.