Improvements are needed for the EU IUU regulation, says new study A study entitled ‘Traceability, Legal Provenance & the EU IUU Regulation’, supported by the Stop Illegal Fishing Program and recently made publ... 07/09/2014
Developments in EU canned tuna market Two recent publications, the FFA Globefish market report and Trade and Industry News, in its special feature on the Infofish tuna conference 2014,... 06/09/2014
South Africa’s experience of managing poultry sector trade policy South Africa’s poultry sectorPoultry meat consumption in South Africa grew by 70% between 2000 and 2010, prompting growth in South African poultry... 04/09/2014
Lessons from EU poultry sector trade policy The context of EU poultry sector tariff policyTrade policy is the principal policy tool used by the EU to manage the poultry sector and involves a... 04/09/2014
ACP palm oil sector development and the debate on sustainability certification Growing demand for certified sustainable palm oil in OECD countriesIn recent years, a trend has developed in OECD countries for ‘certified, sustain... 04/09/2014
Discard ban implementation raises increasing criticisms A recent study in the scientific magazine Nature highlights that, on its own, the elimination of discards – a key measure agreed in the new EU Comm... 21/07/2014
IFOAM expresses concerns over impact of new EU organic regulation on imports The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) has raised concerns over EC proposals for “a complete overhaul of the EU org... 20/07/2014
Review of India’s LDC scheme highlights the importance of product coverage, SPS requirements and rules of origin The duty-free preferential import scheme announced by India in April 2008 became fully operational in October 2012. The scheme offers duty-free acc... 20/07/2014
Use of agricultural trade policy tools remains contentious in EPA negotiations and intra-regional trade In the SADC EPA context, outstanding issues have been reduced to two: agricultural safeguards and export taxes, both of which potentially impact on... 20/07/2014
FAO adopts international guidelines for sustainable small-scale fisheries The 31st session of the Fisheries Committee (COFI 31) of the FAO was held 9–13 June 2014 in Rome. Prior to COFI 31, the FAO published the 2014 edit... 04/07/2014