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Why We Say No to CAFTA

This report on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was released by Bloque Popular Centroamericano, the Alliance for Responsible Trade and the Hemispheric Social Alliance. Through the collective effort of U.S. and Central American groups, this analysis sounds the warning that CAFTA would throw into chaos everything from agriculture to pharmaceutical drug prices.

Report from Cancun

Mark Ritchie summarizes what took place at the 2003 WTO Ministerial held in Cancun, Mexico and the successful impact of a week’s worth of fair trade events.

EU-U.S. Trade Reform Proposal and WTO Cancun Talks: Fair Trade Experts Available

IATP | August 14, MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 14 [AScribe Newswire] -- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy [IATP] expressed deep concern over the agricultural trade reform proposal submitted to the World Trade Organization yesterday by a joint European Union-United States committee.

ECOSOC Special High-Level meeting with the Bretton Woods Institutions and the World Trade Organization

Civil society statement on policy coherence, signed by 40 networks and NGOs.

ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society

Remarks by Sophia Murphy at ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society, March 20, 2003, in New York.

Press Release: Dumping of U.S. Ag Commodities Hurting Farmers in U.S. and Around the World

"Five primary farm commodities are being dumped onto international global markets by the United States in violation of World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture rules, according to a new report released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. ..."

Trade, Agriculture and Climate Change

As the world's nations consider strategies to tackle climate change, little attention has been given to the intersection of energy intensive industrial agriculture and global distribution systems combined with trade agreements.

Farm Bill Outrage Goes Global

The WTO trade rules for agriculture and the U.S. Farm Bill share the same flawed vision for food production.

Managing the Invisible Hand

Report examining the weaknesses of the WTO's Agreement on Agriculture and how it will not succeed in helping farmers and economic development until it addresses the market power held by transnational corporations. The full report, Executive Summary and press release are below.

An Introduction to the Development Box

The Development Box proposal has been put forward by a number of developing country delegations at the WTO, and will be discussed at the Committee on Agriculture at its February 2002 meeting. This background briefing is produced by a number of NGOs that support the proposal.