Tag Archives: Free Trade
NFF Calls On Obama To Ramp Up Free Trade
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie [pictured] writes: ***** GLOBAL trade reform probably isn’t occupying much of the new President’s thoughts, but it should (be). With world economies in… Read more
Global Free Trade has Destroyed The Worlds Food Security
Three decades ago before world leaders including the Australian and New Zealand governments embraced global free trade most developing nations produced enough food to feed themselves. After three decades of… Read more
Food Shortages in Australia Due to Anti-Farmer Free Trade & Environment Policies
Our current Australian anti-farmer policies coupled with a population that grows by 1 person net each 1.3 seconds will lead us to a point within 40 years where we will… Read more
Bill Clinton Admits Global Free Trade Policy has Forced Millions Of People into Poverty.
Former US president Bill Clinton admits that the US ‘free trade’ policy has forced millions of people in third world countries into poverty and starvation. “Today’s global food crisis shows… Read more
International Commission On the Future of Food and Agriculture
There are approximately 80,000 edible plants on the planet that are used for food. Of those there are only about 150 that are cultivated in any quanity, and just 8… Read more
Doha Free Trade Deal Dead as EU Reintroduces Import Duties on Grain
The Doha Free Trade talks are dead for this year, . WTO director-general Pascal Lamy has conceded the Doha round of talks will not be concluded this year and has… Read more
WAG Says Burke’s Wheat Bill Screws Farmers
NSW – Peak Hill Wheat Grower (Location) and Chairman of the Wheat Growers Action Group (WAG) Peter Cannon writes: Federal Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke (pictured) today declared that he… Read more
Labor Continues the Free Trade Political Folly
NSW Cattle producer “Straight Talking” John Carter writes: (Opinion) Australia’s new Trade Minister, Simon Crean (pictured), is coasting along on the back of the same idiotic advisor’s that have taken… Read more
Australian Beef & Lamb Producers Guzzumpt by China & South Korea FTA’s
Agmates Editor Steve Truman writes: The Australian Federal government will come under enormous pressure from the beef & lamb industry’s to negotiate a free trade agreements (FTA) with South Korea… Read more
Heart Of USA rises against Free Trade & Globalization
News South Wales Cattle Producer John Carter writes; “This is the second in the series of articles written after my return from the USA where I attended and was a… Read more
