| Sale for the Century? Proposals for a positive sustainable trade agenda | |
| Food Sovereignty: Part 1 - the implications of current trade negotiations |
| This report is the fourth in a series of five from Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) covering the 4th TO Ministerial Conference and the proposed new round of negotiations (Sale of the Century? The WTO’s 4thMinisterial series of reports). Friends of the Earth believes that the WTO is a totally inappropriate institution to address food and agricultural issues. Any further trade-focused negotiations concerning the AOA TRIPS and other agreements (the General Agreement on Trade in Services Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade) are likely to make an already serious situation worse. FOEI is calling for food and agriculture to be taken out of the WTO through the dismantling of the AOA and the removal or amendment of relevant clauses in other agreements. Instead of focusing primarily on trade an alternative and enforceable framework for multilateral rules should be based around peoples’ food sovereignty national and local needs for employment and food security targeted support for rural communities and sustainable agricultural practices high food quality standards access to appropriate technology and recognition of the contribution of farmers around the world to crop diversity. |
Auteur: various authors
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Publisher: Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) Année: 2001
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| Mot clef: Policy , Économie . |
| Catégorie de document: Rapports | Langue: Anglais |