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… Download htm by various orgs. Aug 5, 2001 On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge your opposition to the granting of Trade Promotion Authority, known as "fast-track," for the consideration of the Free Trade … Groups Letter Opposing Fast Track Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge your opposition to the granting of Trade Promotion Authority, known as "fast-track," for the consideration of the Free Trade …
… Download htm by various orgs. Aug 5, 2001 On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge your opposition to the granting of Trade Promotion Authority, known as "fast-track," for the consideration of the Free Trade … Groups Letter Opposing Fast Track Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge your opposition to the granting of Trade Promotion Authority, known as "fast-track," for the consideration of the Free Trade …
… government should actively support industry efforts to segregate genetically modified (GM) crops to diffuse consumer opposition in Europe, and that once consumers face sharply higher prices for foods without GM inputs, most are likely to opt for foods not specified as GM free. Hoeffelman, former president of the Benelux division of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, added that he recently told U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Cynthia Schneider that current … choice, that's a very reasonable argument." He also said that favouring segregation of GM crops does not translate into opposition to GM crops, but is a practical reaction to the stalemate between the United States and Europe, and that the …
… modified food is sweeping Europe, and there's no telling whether it will spread. Activist groups are trying to build opposition here on similar grounds, that there has not been enough testing to assure that the crops are safe for people … and the environment. At the same time, this year's U.S. agricultural surplus has been a drag on sales and profits in the agribusiness units of the six major developers of gene-altered seeds. Most of those companies are known or rumored to be looking for ways to split agribusiness from their more profitable pharmaceutical operations, so that a company you invest in today might look quite …
… must be from olives grown in California. 21 This state legislation has often been hard-fought with intense industry opposition. States have longstanding authority to prevent mislabeling of food through general consumer protection and … of the organic standards shows, state action can help to construct a consensus that builds to the national level, so opposition by agribusiness is not only about the state action but also about delaying or preventing future federal action protecting … label must be from olives grown in California.21 This state legislation has often been hard-fought with intense industry opposition. States have longstanding authority to prevent mislabeling of food through general consumer protection and …
… the pending trade deals. Of the 200+ undersigned Coalition groups promoting Fast Track, about 33 could be identified as agribusiness- or food-related. Just these 33 agribusiness groups alone spent nearly $170 million in lobbying in 2013-2014. (This is a fraction of the total lobby … Initiative , and the recent protest at the Senate Finance Committee barely scratch the surface in representing the opposition. When our elected representatives are not allowed to participate in the process, clearly the result will not …
… Mark Muller and Richard Levins entitled Feeding the World? The Upper Mississippi River Navigation Project that examined agribusiness and the Mississippi River navigation industrys claim that U.S. grain exports feed the world. 1 At the … of lost taxpayer dollars. The river navigation industry, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the agribusiness interests that backed them, argued that expanding the export capacity of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) … but to justify genetically modified crops, free trade agreements, environmental deregulations and a number of other agribusiness priorities [for an example, see Feeding the World box]. Food production globally is at an all-time high, …
January 29th, 2025,
… most of the measures needed to cut emissions. Yet their needs and concerns are often overlooked in the analysis of agribusiness climate plans, a gap which this report seeks to remedy. Our analysis found that: Meat and dairy companies … and more consumer-facing companies to generate carbon credits; at best, they co-claim the benefits of climate action. Agribusinesses are not undertaking the transformational measures needed to reorient their business practices to work … farmers dependencies on agribusiness, existing power imbalances, and potential conflicts of interest between as agribusinesses build schemes tied to their products. To achieve a transformation of the agriculture sector and our food …
April 24th, 2025,
… rather than risk losing an export market. That could encourage additional land grabs and the expansion of activities by agribusinesses (see Box 1 on the experience in Peru). The Trump administration is rolling back many measures related to … rather than risk losing an export market. That could encourage additional land grabs and the expansion of activities by agribusinesses (see Box 1 on the experience in Peru). The Trump administration is rolling back many measures related to …
… 15, 1999 | By Emily Kaiser CHICAGO - A recent lawsuit and protests against genetically modified foods suggest growing opposition in the United States, but those high-profile examples overshadow a silent majority of ambivalent U.S. consumers, agribusiness analysts said Wednesday. "I think the average consumer still doesn't have this (biotechnology) on their … (among consumers) than it was before," said Dean Cavey, an analyst with Verdant Partners, a consulting firm that advises agribusinesses. "I think a very large number of consumers are still either unaware of or unconcerned about this concept …
August 15th, 2017,
… Despite promised gains for farmers, NAFTAs benefits over the last 23 years have gone primarily to multinational agribusiness firms. NAFTA is about much more than trade. It set rules on investment, farm exports, food safety, access to … formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the 1996 Farm Bill, led the charge to greater consolidation among agribusiness firms, the loss of many small and mid-sized farms and independent ranchers, the rapid growth of confined … tariffs, facilitated the rapid growth of agricultural export dumping (exporting below the cost of production) by U.S. agribusiness over the next decade. 14 Many Mexican farmers who were particularly hard hit by a flood of U.S. corn exports …
… government should actively support industry efforts to segregate genetically modified (GM) crops to diffuse consumer opposition in Europe, the head of a Dutch grain trade group said. Once consumers face sharply higher prices for foods … of the Royal Dutch Grain and Feed Trade Association. Hoeffelman, former president of the Benelux division of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, said he recently told U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Cynthia Schneider that current U.S. … undermined following the mad cow crisis in Britain and the dioxin affair in Belgium this year. Earlier this month, agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM.N) surprised the trade and farmers by warning grain suppliers to begin …
… prices of key commodities, such as sugar, dairy, and cereals. Reforming a system in which Europe's large landowners and agribusinesses get rich on subsidies, while smallholder farmers in developing countries suffer the consequences, is an … prices of key commodities, such as sugar, dairy, and cereals. Reforming a system in which Europe's large landowners and agribusinesses get rich on subsidies, while smallholder farmers in developing countries suffer the consequences, is an … of European citizens. But in practice, the main beneficiaries of farm support measures are the largest farmers and agribusinesses. In a detailed breakdown of aid payments across the EU in 2000, the EC calculated that 78 per cent of EU …
… prices of key commodities, such as sugar, dairy, and cereals. Reforming a system in which Europe's large landowners and agribusinesses get rich on subsidies, while smallholder farmers in developing countries suffer the consequences, is an … prices of key commodities, such as sugar, dairy, and cereals. Reforming a system in which Europe's large landowners and agribusinesses get rich on subsidies, while smallholder farmers in developing countries suffer the consequences, is an … of European citizens. But in practice, the main beneficiaries of farm support measures are the largest farmers and agribusinesses. In a detailed breakdown of aid payments across the EU in 2000, the EC calculated that 78 per cent of EU …
November 3rd, 2011,
… remarkably, its quite the opposite of what U.S. farm policy has been designed to do over the last several decades. U.S. agribusiness companies have relentlessly focused on building a global agriculture market through past Farm Bills and free trade agreements. Where food was produced, how it was produced, and who produced it was viewed as immaterial. This agribusiness-driven global system has successfully overwhelmed local and regional food systems not only in the U.S., …
… An article nearly two decades ago predicted that Plant Variety Rights (PVR) legislation would be a leverage point for agribusiness interests to consolidate control of the Australian agricultural sector. Today, twelve years post-PVR … this journal nearly two decades ago predicted that Plant Variety Rights (PVR) legislation would be a leverage point for agribusiness interests to consolidate control of the Australian agricultural sector (McQueen, 1980). Today, twelve years … of PVR by itself as a leverage point. The more realistic situation is that it was part of a range of leverage points for agribusiness interests to consolidate control, albeit a significant one. In exploring this complex ground, this article …
… the time spent searching supermarket shelves for GM-free products. It has all added up to a new, healthy distrust of big agribusiness and of governments that fail to impose sensible regulations. It has been a much-overdue wake-up call. The GM … They must have access to improved genetic material. And they must be protected from "terminator technology" - by which agribusiness corporations would force the farmers to buy new seed each year. Take the case of vitamin A deficiency. More … they currently offer few, if any, benefits to European consumers. Big agribusiness cannot overcome European opposition simply by hiring a new PR agency; consumers everywhere have a right to choose whether to eat GM foods, and to …
… for Competitive Markets' annual meeting, details five case studies that the authors said show that corporate agribusiness is taking the reins of the agency's regulatory process. "The idea is to try to make the world understand … by the department," OCM president Fred Stokes said. "We think it's been hijacked." The report was commissioned by the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative, a network of family farm and public interest groups. It identifies five areas as … the report says the USDA "remains one of the strongest proponents" even though many farmers have been vehement in their opposition, partially because top-ranking USDA officials have formerly worked for biotech companies. The report points to …
… makers' decisions to reject the use of biotech ingredients. Publicity campaigns by critics, who some say overstate the opposition to gene-altered crops. Stung by overseas protests against biotechnology and food, America's agribusiness industry has stepped up efforts to calm farmers' concerns about finding markets for their crops. The … this year," said Bob Callanan, a spokesman for the American Soybean Association. "The supply will be sufficient." The agribusiness response is the result of several controversies rippling through the food business: Protests, primarily in …
April 28th, 2005,
… and Nicaragua. Although legislatures in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua have ratifi ed the agreement, strong popular opposition in the United States and in the other participating countries contin- ues to keep the ultimate approval of the … negotiations over the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Domestically, opposition has risen to the current free trade model epitomized by DR-CAFTA for several reasons. The U.S. trade defi cit … Agreement (NAFTA) is the best trade model to bring overall economic prosperity havent materialized. Internationally, opposition to the current trade model is increasing because of the perceived hypocrisy of rich countries demanding that …