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Paying more, getting more

As we sign up to pay more for seed, we must make sure we get a return on our investment

By Vicki Dutton January 23, 2019

The discussion around seed royalty is now official. The question is not, “Will we have a seed royalty?” The question is, “Which system is going to be implemented?” The options have been defined and the choice is between two payment plans, which will likely boil down to one: EPR, or end point royalty, a charge […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

By GFM Network News May 9, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Top-level talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement made little headway on Wednesday as the U.S. and Mexico sought to settle differences over the key issue of automobiles, three well-placed sources said. With time fast running out to reach a deal, the two NAFTA members are discussing a U.S. […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Final version of Trans-Pacific trade deal released

By GFM Network News February 21, 2018

Wellington/Sydney | Reuters — The final version of a landmark deal aimed at cutting trade barriers in some of the Asia-Pacific’s fastest-growing economies was released on Wednesday, signalling the pact was a step closer to reality even without its star member the U.S. More than 20 provisions have been suspended or changed in the final […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Japan anxious at lull in Trans-Pacific trade talks

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 11, 2015

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan has expressed concern about a loss of momentum in talks on a pan-Pacific trade pact, after participants failed to agree to meet again this month to try to clinch a deal that would cover 40 per cent of the global economy. Ministers from the 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canada ratifies UPOV ’91 seed treaty

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 22, 2015

Canadian crop commodity groups are hailing the federal government’s move to ratify Canada’s participation in the international UPOV ’91 treaty as a signal the country is “open for national and international investment.” Canada’s representatives to the World Trade Organization, on Friday in Geneva, deposited the government’s “instrument of ratification” for the 1991 Act of the […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives Intellectual property

Paying more, getting more

NAFTA talks drag on as U.S., Mexico spar over autos

Final version of Trans-Pacific trade deal released

Japan anxious at lull in Trans-Pacific trade talks

Canada ratifies UPOV ’91 seed treaty

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