Extractions: Navigation Advanced Search Law Pro Links LLRX Buzz LLRX Top 10 Meta Links Newstand Resource Centers - Document Delivery - Comparative and Foreign Law - International Law - Intranets/Knowledge Management - Marketing - Search Engines International Trade in Agricultural Products: A Research Guide By Lee Peoples Lee Peoples is the Head of Reference Services at Oklahoma City University Law Library . He received his Bachelor of Arts, Juris Doctorate, and Masters of Library and Information Science degrees all from the University of Oklahoma. Lee and other law librarians at the OCU Law Library team teach advanced legal research courses in U.S. law and foreign, comparative and international law. Published April 11, 2004 Trade in agricultural products accounts for less than ten percent of world merchandise exports but is perhaps the most volatile of trade issues. A former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture characterized agricultural trade as enigmatic, often inexplicable, always exasperating and the most distorted segment of the global economy.
International Government Organizations: Guide To Sources Food and agriculture Organization (FAO). international Atomic Energy Agency Geneva international Bureau of Intellectual Property, 1992. (gov. Docs. http://www.lib.msu.edu/publ_ser/docs/igos/igoorg.htm
Extractions: United Nations United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) ... World Trade Organization (WTO) African Development Bank (AfDB) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Council of Europe (CE) ... Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) The following is a brief guide to the some of the more useful research tools related to the international governmental organization (IGO) materials collected at MSU. It is not an exhaustive list of IGO's collected at MSU, nor is it a complete list of their documents and publications. Although most of the materials listed below are located in the Government Documents Library (Main Library, 3rd Floor West), some materials are located in other Library locations. A list of these locations is available. Please note that some of these materials are not cataloged on MAGIC, particularly the items on microfiche. Please ask at the Main Library Reference Desk (Main Library, 1st floor East) if you need further assistance.
Extractions: Agricultural Marketing and Promotion Updated 05/31/05 Agricultural Marketing and Promotion Located in the Northwest corner of the U.S., Washington State is one of the largest and most diversified exporters of food and agriculture products. WSDA helps Washington food and agricultural producers sell their products in domestic and international markets and promotes the agricultural industry. WSDA's International Marketing Program staff members assist Washington companies to export food and agricultural products. They work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote exports, and with the Governor's Office and industry to resolve foreign trade barriers. A list of Washington companies that sell food and agriculture products is now available on the Internet. Food buyers and others can search this list of 1000 companies to find specific products and the companies that produce, process, pack, or export these products. WSDA's Small Farm and Direct Marketing Program works with small farms, farmers markets, chefs and non-profit organizations to connect consumers directly to farmers who sell fresh, local products. They partner with public and private organizations to increase the economic viability of small farms and strengthen Washington's local food systems.
Extractions: International Marketing Updated 8/7/03 WSDA International Marketing Program For more information, e-mail us or call (360) 902-1915. Helping Washington companies to export food and agriculture products around the world The International Marketing Program works closely with Washington States food and agricultural companies to help them export their products. By providing companies with advice, market information and access to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) market assistance programs, we help them to find buyers for their products. Our services include: WSDA's trade specialists in Olympia (Washington's capitol) and in Yakima (the center of the eastern Washington farming region) directly assist individual companies and work with industry organizations. We also have representatives in Japan, Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia who are experts in the export and marketing of food products in those markets.
Extractions: Home Basic Information ... Publications Approximately 20% of the world's annual carbon dioxide (CO ) emissions result from land-use change, primarily deforestation in the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. These lands are shifting from relatively high-carbon stock natural forests to generally lower-carbon stock crop, agroforestry, grazing, or fuelwood lands and urban areas. While this transformation by land clearing, forest harvest, and fire provides short-term economic benefits and rural livelihood, it is also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and other social and environmental problems. However, significant carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation potential exists in the tropics, and other regions outside the U.S. Most of the sequestration activities identified in the Practices section of this Web site could be implemented in other countries. Much of the discussion of technical issues (like baseline-setting and leakage) regarding project-based sequestration activities addressed in the
Extractions: Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Global Warming Home Carbon Sequestration International ... Publications This section of the Web site focuses on national- or global-scale mitigation analyses for carbon sequestration and other greenhouse gas reduction activities in agriculture and forestry. Mitigation analyses found in this section of the Web site and elsewhere for the same countries and regions will likely vary due to differences in underlying methods, activities, carbon pools, land base and timeframe included in the analyses. Some of the documents below are PowerPoint presentations. These documents will open if a left-click is done on the link and can be closed by striking the escape key on your keyboard. Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Tanzania: EPA and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( LBNL have been coordinating the F7 Tropical Forestry Climate Change Research Network of forest-sector analysts in these countries since the early 1990s. The F7 network has been identifying which forestry mitigation options are the most important for individual developing countries and local communities; how much sequestration and emissions reductions can be achieved through these options; and what costs are associated with these options. The graph below summarizes major potential mitigation activities, regions, and costs for the F7 countries.This work uses the COMAP model.
National Center For Import And Export (NCIE) plays an integral role in APHIS mission of protecting American agriculture. facilitating international trade; monitoring the health of animals http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/
Extractions: Agency Links: USDA Home APHIS Home The National Center for Import and Export (NCIE) plays an integral role in APHIS mission of protecting American agriculture. Charged with several critical tasks, including: NCIE is at the forefront of APHIS effort to safeguard the health of our nations agricultural resources. Our many animal health experts work closely with other Federal agencies, States, foreign governments, industry and professional groups, and others to enhance international trade and cooperation while preventing the introduction of dangerous and costly pests and diseases. News and Information New Rules for Pet Animals Entering the EU Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Issues For more information call toll free 1 866 USDA157 or 1-866-873-2157 Import Alerts The Opening of the Canadian Border for Certain Animal and Animal Products
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS This Unit is involved primarily with international affairs for agriculture in the following groupings of nations. ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian http://www.brunet.bn/gov/doa/ss_ia.htm
International Developments In Organic Agriculture international Developments Relating to Organic agriculture 3http//www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/aboutorganic/organic-farming-potential.htm World http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/organic-producti
Extractions: Countries Update The organic industry has become a profitable and fast growing retail sector in Europe and the US over the last decade. Sales across Europe have doubled since 1998, and consumers in Italy, Spain, Germany Britain and France spent a total of 8 billion on organic food in 2003. In the US, the market for organic foods and beverages has been reported to be growing at 20% each year . Nevertheless, the organic sector is still a niche in the total food sector. The organic market share in Denmark is estimated at almost 3% of the total food sales, probably the highest in the world. It is followed by Switzerland and Austria with 2% and 1.8% respectively. More than 24 million hectares of farmland are under organic management worldwide, according to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) 2004 report. The market for organic products, previously dominated by Europe and America, is now growing in more than 100 countries around the world. Its market value in 2002 was estimated at $US 23 billion and in 2005 is predicted to be valued at $US 31 billion
Extractions: Annex 2: Doha agreed text on agriculture 4. Following the collapse of the WTO Ministerial Conference, held in Cancun, Mexico, in September 2003, WTO members sought to get the negotiations back on track by agreeing on a framework by the end of July 2004. This objective was successfully achieved in the early hours of 1 August 2004. 1.1 The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) came into being as part of the post-war reconstruction to begin the process of multilateral trade liberalisation. It has been in operation since 1948. There have been a number of multilateral negotiations or "Rounds" since the creation of the GATT. While certain GATT rules applied to agriculture, others did not. The Uruguay Round fundamentally changed matters; launched in 1986 and finally concluded in 1994, it included a specific
Extractions: Jurisdiction over legislation on agricultural commodities, including cotton, dairy products, feed grains, wheat, tobacco, peanuts, sugar, wool, rice, oilseeds and soybeans; price and income support programs. Mitch McConnell, Chair Kent Conrad, Ranking Democrat Thad Cochran Mark Dayton Pat Roberts Max Baucus Rick Santorum Patrick Leahy Norm Coleman Blanche L. Lincoln Charles E. Grassley Jurisdiction over legislation on foreign agricultural trade; foreign market development; agriculture product promotion and domestic marketing programs; oversight of international commodity agreements and export controls on agricultural commodities; foreign assistance programs and Food for Peace; marketing orders; inspection and certification of meat, flowers, fruit, vegetables and livestock. James M. Talent, Chair Max Baucus, Ranking Democrat Mitch McConnell E. Benjamin Nelson
Extractions: free pdf file reading software More information about nutrition programs "This bill reflects the commitment of the Committee to ensure that our nation’s children have access to the nutrition they need to lead a healthy life. All of the worthwhile and important initiatives contained in this bill will play a significant part in ensuring that our children have access to good nutrition” - Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), Committee Chairman Programs authorized in the bill touch the lives of 1 out of every 5 people in the United States, including over 37 million children and nearly 2 million lower-income pregnant and postpartum women. The Budget Committees of both the Senate and House have included new mandatory money that will enable continuation of otherwise expiring provisions contained in current law.
Subject Guide: Agricultural Economics The primary agency responsible for international agriculture statistics is the FAO USDA Agricultural Marketing Service documents MSL gov Docs A88 http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/msl/subjects/vk/agstats.html
Extractions: The primary agency responsible for international agriculture statistics is the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations). They produce their own reports, as well as distribute reports produced by individual countries. For further information refer to the Subject Guide on FAO Publications United States Responsibility for Florida agricultural statistics is shared by USDA (with a Florida Agricultural Statistics Service office in Orlando), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida). FAO FAOSTAT Statistics Database for international statistics: nutrition, fisheries, forestry, production, trade, land use, etc. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Census of Agriculture USDA Florida Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Agricultural Marketing Service USDA Economic Research Service USDA Foreign Agricultural Service USDA Economics and Statistics System (Mann Library, Cornell University) Databases covering farm economics, field crops, food, land/water/conservation, livestock/dairy/poultry, rural affairs, trade issues, etc.)
Georgia.gov - Home georgia.gov Agencies Organizations Department of agriculture The Office of international Trade has been combined with the Offices of the Area http://agr.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,38902732_39653527_40930139,00.html
Extractions: Statistics on the internet come in a variety of formats. Some organizations will provide pre-formatted statistical tables in HTML or PDF format that can be printed out. Other sites allow users to generate tables on demand or to download data sets for use with other computer programs. Sites below with the symbol allow the user to generate statistical tables on demand. Sites marked with the symbol allow users to download data in various formats. Generally the formats are easily imported into commonly available spread sheet or database programs. Sites that combine both these features are marked with Locator Sites OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/stats/offstats/OFFSTATSmain.htm from the University of Auckland Library, has a country and subject guide to official sources of social and economic statistics. National Statistical Agencies: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/docs/statnats.htm Altaplana: International Economics Gateway, Resourses and Data Archives: http://altaplana.com/Gate.resource.html
Committee Information - Office Of The Clerk Committee on agriculture Committee on Appropriations Committee on Armed Services Committee on international Relations Committee on the Judiciary http://clerk.house.gov/committee/
A Survey Of International Agreements The international Dolphin Conservation Program, which was developed by the The United Nations Food and agriculture Organization was founded in October http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/yoto/meeting/intl_agr_316.html
Extractions: 1998 Year of the Ocean A SURVEY OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Contents INTRODUCTION J-2 THE LAW OF THE SEA J-2 THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT J-3 LIVING MARINE RESOURCES J-9 LIVING MARINE RESOURCES NEW AGREEMENTS NOT YET IN FORCE J-14 MARINE TRANSPORTATION J-17 THE ANTARCTIC AND ARCTIC J-19 LIST OF ACRONYMS J-22 This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that participated in its preparation. INTRODUCTION The legal regime governing the use of the ocean is based on a network of important international agreements. The following is a compendium of some of those agreements and programs relating to the ocean with a brief description of each. The list is selective and is designed to illustrate the major ocean agreements relating to the environment, fisheries, transportation, and the polar regions. The United States is either a party to each agreement or in the process of ratification. The list is indicative, but not comprehensive. THE LAW OF THE SEA United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982
CDFA> California Agricultural Resource Directory 2002 The California Department of Food and agriculture has a diverse mission to ensure With key international markets in Asia, Europe and North America, http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/card/card_new03.htm
Extractions: Mission Statement: "To help the governor and Legislature ensure delivery of safe food and fiber through responsible environmental stewardship in a fair marketplace for all Californians." The California Department of Food and Agriculture has a diverse mission to: For 86 years, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has worked to protect and promote California agriculture and provide the highest level of service. The department is proud to fulfill this mission in a manner that encourages farming and ranching, while protecting consumers and natural resources.
