Genetic Engineering and the Food Supply

This brochure on genetically engineered foods was made available in the stores of the Twin Cities Natural Co-ops to inform customers on the hazards of GE foods.

NAFTA and Agriculture: The Fruits of Structural Adjustment and "Free" Trade

Food Security and Agricultural Trade Under NAFTA

Three years after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement began, as agricultural economists debate whether changes in trade flows of commodities may, or may not, be traced to NAFTA itself, a separate but related question remains unaddressed, has NAFTA improved food security in North America?

Mexican Corn, NAFTA and Hunger, May 1996, FACT SHEET 3

Corn is the principal food of the Mexican diet, and the principal crop- planted on 40% of arable land as of 1990. That year it was estimated that two to three million Mexicans grew corn, mostly on small parcels - 65% of 5 acres or less -of often poor quality land.

Free Trade Area of the Americas: Some Implications for Food Security

The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is a proposed trade agreement that would link all the states of the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba, by the year 2005.

NAFTA/WTO Conflict in Agricultural Trade

On July 14,1995, the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) requested a dispute resolution panel to hear a complaint under Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). At issue is whether NAFTA or the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules will pertain in trade disputes over protective measures.