International

World Trade Organization and Food Security-What is at Stake

In preparation for the next trade talks, this paper takes a close look at some of the most important key elements at stake for farmers, peasant organizations and civil society. The most prominent areas of direct impact for food security are the upcoming talks on plant patenting and on general agriculture rules.

Rendering Rio Moot: Trade Policy at the Earth Summit

  The 1992 United Nations Conference for Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, was the first of the large international conferences focused on the global environment.