The Foreign Policy Commission of the Swiss National Council intends to delete clauses on the protection of plant varieties from trade agreements. The Coalition for the Right to Seed, of which Helvetas is also a member,…
Protectionist policies like tariffs supposedly protect domestic producers if they cannot compete with cheaper imported products. Some African countries have therefore opted to impose such import restrictions for a number…
Flowers are a key Fairtrade product. New analysis shows that the benefits of Fairtrade outweigh the cost of certification and have a positive impact on farmers’ lives.
Amid supply chain disruptions, rising prices and a looming food crisis, the African Continental Free Trade Area could be a game-changer, but only if it embarks on ambitious tariff liberalisation and disciplines on…
The Indian government’s decision to ban wheat exports has earned the country much criticism internationally, especially given its pledge to provide solutions in a global crisis. While control of domestic wheat prices is…
A study conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German University of Hohenheim under the global project Fund for Agricultural Policy Advice and Innovation, identified the main…
Increasing the forest area in the Global North cannot compensate for the deforestation carried out to obtain agricultural land, and agricultural trade is causing dramatic biodiversity losses. This applies, for example,…
The increasing global food-import bill is driven by higher price levels of internationally traded food commodities and a threefold increase in freight costs. FAO warns that rising food and fuel prices can have a highly…
This report on African trade highlights opportunities and challenges for trade expansion, pointing out that the continent will face significant challenges in meeting the Malabo Declaration goal of tripling the value of…
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