Report: EU Free Trade Agreements Undermine Agroecology in Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia
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Both ENDS published a report titled "Traded Away" examining how EU Free Trade Agreements with Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia undermine conditions for agroecological food systems. The report, developed with local researchers and partners, highlights how trade rules imposed by these agreements harm small-scale farmers and local food sovereignty. Notably, in Kenya, the laws behind these agreements have criminalized saving and exchanging uncertified seeds, with penalties including fines up to KSh 1 million and up to two years in prison.
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bskyReport: EU Free Trade Agreements Undermine Agroecology in Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesiabothends.orgKey quotes
· 3 pulledThis is not just a Kenyan story. It is a trade policy story.
Both ENDS publishes Traded Away: EU Free Trade Agreements and the Undermining of Agroecology in Brazil, Kenya, and Indonesia.
The report shows how EU trade agreements with these three countries undermine the conditions needed for agroecological food systems to thrive.
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