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IPC in the News Archive

2009

• Climate Change Policies and Agricultural Trade Rules

          November 2009 (Farm Policy Journal-Australian Farm Institute)

• Interview with Charlotte Hebebrand on the FAO, hunger, and food issues

          November 13, 2009 "8th Day" Turkish Television

• Climate Legislation; Harvest-Prices; Food Security; and Animal Agriculture

          November 2, 2009 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Classifying Carbon Subsidies in Trade

          November 1, 2009 (DTN Ag Policy Blog)

          November 6,2009 (Carbon Offsets Daily)

• Climate Change in African Agriculture

          October 30, 2009 (VOA News, In Focus)

• AP Daybook

          October 29, 2009 (The Washington Times)

• More Food on Less Carbon

          October 28, 2009 (Forbes.com)

• 'There is a stalemate on Doha'

          October 19, 2009 (The Economic Times)

• The Kiwis Have It Right on Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation

          October 14, 2009 (The Wall Street Journal)

• Climate Legislation; Secretary Vilsack in Des Moines; and the Ag Economy

          October 14, 2009 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Study Sees Agriculture Trade Flows Changed By Climate Change, Regulations [PDF]

          October 14, 2009 (Inside US Trade)

• IPC Applauds Trade Ministers’ Commitment to Completion of the Doha Round

September 15, 2009 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Senator Lincoln; Climate Legislation; Trade; Ag Economy; H1N1; and House GOP Ag Committee Resources

September 11, 2009 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Trade Policy and the Carbon Policy Debate

August 14, 2009 (Truth About Trade and Technology)

• Climate Legislation; Land Values; Ag Appropriations; Food Aid & Africa; and Biofuels

August 5, 2009 (FarmPolicy.com)

• International trade helps solve food crisis: WTO

July 20, 2009 (Political blog)

• USDA NEWS

July 13, 2009 (National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition)

• USDA: More Political Appointments

July 13, 2009 (The Brewster Report)

• G8 Focus on Hunger and Food Production Is Good for Trade

July 10, 2009 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Depleting farmlands need attention

July 9, 2009 (The New Nation)

• Argentina’s Farming Crisis
• June 16, 2009 (WorldFocus Radio Show)

Climate change, agriculture and trade: Understanding the linkages

June 2009 (Bridges Trade BioRes Review)

• Et en écho à cette réunion de la SFER… Feeding the World While Safeguarding the Environment

June 4, 2009 (ACTA Informatique)

• Trading for Food or Controlling the Land

May 29, 2009 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Food security fuels land grab, says report

May 25, 2009 (Financial Times)

• Important Speeches by Tim Groser

May 15, 2009 (International Economic Law and Policy Blog)

• Farm Soil Management in Climate Change Mitigation Process, says MFB

May 13, 2009 (Agrafacts)

• WTO-Generaldirektor will Misstrauen gegenuber Friehandel abbauen

May 13, 2009 (Agrarheute)

• Landwirtschaft, Umwelt, Energie und Verbraucher

May 13, 2009 (Proplanta)

• International Trade: Answer to Food Crisis?

May 13, 2009 (WeEarth.com)

• Gen-Food als Folge des Klimawandels

May 12, 2009 (Der Standard)

• EU-Kommissarin zu Gast in Bergheim

May 12, 2009 (Salzburger Nachrichten)

• Gentechnik gegen Welthunger

May 12, 2009 (Salzburger Nachrichten)

• WTO Head Calls for Common Vision on Agricultural Trade Policy

May 12, 2009 (Creamer Media's Engineering News Online)

• Berlakovich fordert Kontinuität in der GAP-Weiterentwicklung

May 12, 2009 (Gourmet Presse)

• Klima und Landwirtschaft

May 11, 2009 (ORF Radio)

• Lamy Sets Agricultural Tone

May 11, 2009 (Farm Futures)

• WTO Director: Agricultural Trade Policies Don't Fuel Food Crisis

May 11, 2009 (All Headline News)

• Tagung in Salzburg - Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft gegen Klimawandel: 40 Prozent aller Emissionen sind auf Landwirtschaft zurückzuführen

May 11, 2009 (APA)

• WTO: Trade is Not to Blame

May 11, 2009 (Global Food Crisis)

• Berlakovich: Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft im Welthandel berücksichtigen

May 11, 2009 (Bauernzeitung)

• WTO Director: Agricultural Trade Policies Don't Fuel Food Crisis

May 11, 2009 (VitaBeat Health and Wellness)

• Tagung  in Salzburg - Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft gegen Klimawandel

May 11, 2009 (Salzburg24)

• The Countdown to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Global Food Security

May 11, 2009 (ReliefWeb)

• International Trade Helps Solve Food Crisis: WTO

  (This article was carried by 244 news outlets worldwide)

May 10, 2009 (Reuters)

• Groser: Groser To Austria For International Policy Council

May 8, 2009 (Voxy.com.nz)

• Broad Coalition Urges Renewing Preferences Programs

          April 23 , 2009 (Congress Daily)

• Former Commissioner Franz Fischler: balancing food and environmental sustainability

          April 17, 2009 (Pesticide Information)

• Trade Issues; Ag Economy; Budget Issues; and ACRE-Disaster Assistance

          March 18, 2009 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Ifad, economista ed entomologo in corsa per la presidenza

          February 9, 2009 (il Velino)

• The Race to Get Crops Ready for Climate Change Heats Up

          February 2009 (Seed World)

2008

• Spring Acreage Allocation Decisions Draw Focus, IPC Study: Social Standards Linked to Biofuels, and Cabinet Issues

          December 16, 2008 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Globalist quiz:  Who could set aside more land for food?

          November 25, 2008 (The Seattle Times)

• New trade deal could boost Brazilian farm exports

          November 25, 2008 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Poorly conceived 'green' ideas will leave us in the red

          November 17, 2008 (The New Zealand Herald)

• Food for thought – regional conference asks: ‘How secure is our food supply?’

          November 13, 2008 (East of England Development Agency)

• Higher yields, open markets needed to feed the world

          October 12, 2008 (Des Moines Register)

• Trade and Raw Materials--Looking Ahead

          September 29, 2008 (Speech by Claude Barfield, AEI)

• Accept GM, Urges Senior African Union Official

          August 29, 2009 (SciDev Net)

• Food for Thought

          August 11, 2008 (China International Business)

• Perdidos en Doha

          August 3, 2008 (Página/12)

• Brazil to Harden Line on U.S. Farm Aid Post Doha

          July 30, 2008 (Reuters)

• Lunch Briefing for Journalists

          July 15, 2008 (StreetInsider.com)

• Food Prices, Doha, and the Farm Bill

          July 9, 2008 (FarmPolicy.com)

• U.S. farmers to gain rich market access from WTO deal-studies

          July 8, 2008 (Reuters)

• Don't Write Off Biofuels Yet, Advocates Say

          July 4, 2008 (IPS News)

• IPC urges transatlantic regulatory cooperation on food standards vis-à-vis developing countries

          June 26, 2008 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Productores deben unirse o desaparecer

          June 16, 2008 (Portafolio el Debate)

• México debe garantizar el suministro de productos del campo: especialistas

          June 13, 2008 (Once Noticias)

• Doha Deflation

          May 22, 2008 (CongressDaily)

• Govt Against Unilateral Ban Derived from Green Standards

          May 14, 2008 (Jakarta Post)

• Limited Expansion of Palm Oil Plantation (Bahasa Indonesia) [PDF]

          May 13, 2008 (Kompas)

• Palm Oil Firms Vow to Stop Using Forests [PDF]

          May 13, 2008 (Jakarta Post)

• Commodity Price Hikes Not Caused by Scarcities: Minister [PDF]

          May 13, 2008 (Antara)

• Global Trade Policies Must Change to Meet Rising Demand

          May 12, 2008 (Dow Jones)

 Trade and Green Experts to Address Climate Challenges [PDF]

          May 10, 2008 (Jakarta Post)

• Expert Sees Possible Opening In WTO Rules For Certain PPMs [PDF]

          April 25, 2008 (Inside U.S. Trade)

• Precious Grains:  how export curbs are exacerbating a food crisis [PDF]

          April 14, 2008 (Financial Times)

• What Will Doha Really Do for World Food Prices?

          April 11, 2008 (Reuters)

• Another Form of Trade Protectionism

          April 1, 2008 (Country-wide)

• New Technologies Seen Outpacing Regulation [PDF]

          March 17, 2008 (Food Chemical News)

• Experts Warn of "Failure by Default" in Doha Round

          March 16, 2008 (Truth About Trade & Technology)

• Pres. Bush: If No Farm Bill by April 18, Then One Year Extension

          March 14, 2008 (FarmPolicy.com)

• Politics and Producers Complicate Biotech Debate

          March 5, 2008 (FarmWeek)

• International Wheat Prices Skyrocket

          February 26, 2008 (ABC Online, Australia)

• Rising Commodity Prices

          February 25, 2008 (BBC World News Today)

• Tariff Elimination 'Chilling Message'

          February 13, 2008 (FarmWeek)

• Biofuel: Let's Not Get Too Excited
  February 1, 2008 (Country-wide)
• Agriculture Trade Negotiations:  Implications for Africa

          January 22, 2008 (Voice of America-Magazine Economique)

• Implications of Higher Prices; Chariman Peterson on Cellulosic Ethanol

          January 16, 2008 (FarmPolicy.com)

2007

• Free Trade Talks Still Crucial

          December 1, 2007 (Country-Wide)

• Global Food Demand to Double by 2050, Research Key - Experts
  October 16, 2007 (Dow Jones Newswire)

• UN: More than 850 Million Still Hungry
  October 12, 2007 (Voice of America)
• IPC urges EU/US open markets for more efficient biofuels for the developing world
  October 11, 2007 (Biopact.com)
• A Slew of New Reports on Biofuels Subsidies Evaluating U.S. and EU Policies
  October 10, 2007 (Grist.org)

• Private Sector Standards Seen Harming Developing Countries [PDF]
  October 1, 2007 (Food Chemical News, pages 16-17)

• Kiwi farmers flourish without subsidies
  September 24, 2007 (SJ-R.com)
• Biofuels: Higher Prices & Trade Angles, However, Exports and Doha Still Important Considerations for U.S. Farmers
  September 10, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• The U.S. Farm Bill and Developing Countries
  September 7, 2007 (Truth About Trade & Technology)
• President Bush Offers “Flexibility,” But No Specifics on Doha
  September 7, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Harkin: Title I Farm Bill Draft
  August 24, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• ABARE Report on EU CAP reforms- Green Box Issues
  August 16, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Sec. Johanns Comments on House Passed Farm Bill
  August 13, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Doha/Trade: "Doha Development Round: Is There A Way Forward or Not?
  July 11, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Congress pushed on world impact of farm policy [PDF]
  June 26, 2007 (Washington Post)
• Researcher Advises Government to Lift Ban on Maize Exports [PDF]
  June 7, 2007 (The Post-Zambia)
• Africa urged to boost trade for food security
  [PDF version]
  June 5, 2007 (Reuters-Africa)
• Budget Developments
  May 17, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Green fuel growth jeopardizes U.S. food exports
  [PDF version]
  May 8, 2007 (Reuters/MSNBC)
• IPC Asks: Should the Green Box be Modified? [PDF]
  May 2007 (Global Subsidies Initiative)
• Ethanol Tariff Loophole Sparks a Boom in Caribbean
  [PDF version]
  March 9, 2007 (Wall Street Journal)
• Doha: FarmPolicy on The Fight Over Cotton [PDF]
  March 5, 2007 (FarmPolicy.com)
• Africa beseeches rich world for full market access [PDF]
  February 14, 2007 (Reuters)
• Ag experts roundtable [PDF]
  February 5, 2007 (Food Chemical News)
• USDA Plan for New Farm Bill Seen Making Only Modest Dent in Trade-Distorting Support [PDF]
  February 2, 2007 (BNA International Trade Reporter)
• US, India, Peer Warily Across Farm Trade Divide [PDF]
  January 25, 2007 (Reuters)
• US, EU Scramble to Revive Doha Round Trade Deal [PDF]
  January 8, 2007 (ABC News)

2006

• End to US cotton aid to hike price, help Africa
  [PDF version]
  December 20, 2006 (Reuters)
• Ag trade think tank urges resumption of WTO talks [PDF]
  December 18, 2006 (Food Chemical News)
• Agricultural Market Access and a Doha Agreement
  [PDF version]
  December 8, 2006 (Truth About Trade & Technology)
• GMO rice found safe, but trade still fettered
  November 28, 2006 (Reuters)
• WTO adopts final ruling in U.S.-EU biotech case [PDF]
  November 27, 2006 (Food Chemical News)
• Applying cosmetics to budding markets
  Western beauty firms push into developing countries, creating customers and critics[PDF]
  November 26, 2006 (Los Angeles Times)
• Discussion Sought on Trade Rules for Biofuels [PDF]
  November 3, 2006 (Bridges Trade BioRes)
• Cotton-Picking Subsidies: Corporate welfare for growers is wasting taxpayer dollars and hurting the U.S. image abroad
  October 31, 2006 (Los Angeles Times)
• Very Strong Chance Doha Round Doomed [PDF]
  October 28, 2006 (Washington Post)
• WTO must set rules for future biofuel trade-report [PDF]
  October 27, 2006 (Reuters)
• African Nations Warn of Trade Cases on Cotton if Doha Fails [PDF]
  October 27, 2006 (Inside US Trade)
• Putting Cotton Back on the Table
  October 25,2006 (NPR's Marketplace)
• African Trade Ministers Urge End to US Cotton Subsidies [PDF]
  October 26, 2006 (Voice of America)
• Deep Concern Over Doha Suspension [PDF]
  October 10, 2006 (The Guardian)
• Under-fire US urged to forge its own deals as WTO nears collapse
  July 24, 2006 (Agence France Presse)
• Pressure mounts on U.S. at WTO farm talks.
  June 21, 2006 (Reuters)
• Little Progress Seen in Geneva WTO Talks.
  April 21, 2006 (Farm Futures)
• Farmers look to biofuel as WTO talks flag.
  February 24, 2006 (Reuters)
• Unyielding stances on biotech; WTO backs U.S. on modified food, but EU stays opposed.
  February 10, 2006 (International Herald Tribune)
• World Trade Agency Rules for U.S. in Biotech Dispute.
  February 8, 2006 (New York Times)
• Biosafety pact to cost consumers.
  January 18, 2006 (Business World)

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