In the spotlight

With the Miami negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) fast approaching and the ten-year anniversary of NAFTA not far behind, new reports by Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy expose how agricultural trade agreements in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States have increased rural poverty and inequality, threatened small family farmers, and hurt consumers.

When more than 50 world political leaders and finance ministers from rich nations gathered in Mexico in March last year, they solemnly pledged to substantially increase their official development assistance (ODA) to the world's poorer nations.

When more than 50 world political leaders and finance ministers from rich nations gathered in Mexico in March last year, they solemnly pledged to substantially increase their official development assistance (ODA) to the world's poorer nations.

La próxima cumbre del ALCA en Miami promete hacer mella de varios mitos: sacará a la luz la "verdadera diversidad de Miami"; mostrará un mapa político latinoamericano drásticamente distinto al de la última cumbre (ciudad de Quebec, abril de 2001); y hará patente el rechazo, afuera, en las calles, y también dentro, en las reuniones, a un tratado de libre comercio a escala continental.

Food Sovereignty: Global Rallying Cry of Farmer Movements

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Peter Rosset*