6 videos tagged trade barriers
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Mohau Pheko
What is wrong with the way global trade works?
Since the World Trade Organization came into being in 1995 global trade in food has been distorted by agricultural subsidies. New trade agreements encourage subsidized farmers in…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Mohau Pheko
What is the importance of women in agriculture?
Mohau Pheko (and daughter) outline the vital role women play in African food production. Around 75% of those employed in the sector are women. But despite being traditional custodians…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Mohau Pheko
What is the WTO’s Doha round?
Mohau Pheko discusses the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Round of trade talks which failed in 2006. The talks were designed to correct injustices in the current…
Recorded: 10 September 2006
Adam Davis
How can we use the market to protect the environment? (Part 1)
Adam Davis explains how financial incentives can be devised so that the planet’s remaining ecosystems can continue to provide ecological services essential to human life.…
Recorded: 14 August 2006
Martin Khor
What does ‘Structural Adjustment’ mean?
Structural adjustment is the term used by the IMF to describe the loan conditions it imposes on indebted countries. These conditions include not only trade liberalization, but also…
Recorded: 15 July 2005
Vandana Shiva
Why does biodiversity loss matter?
Dr. Shiva talks about the damaging ecological effects of agricultural monoculture – the large-scale production of single crops. She goes on to warn that the loss of biodiversity…
Recorded: 12 September 2004
