la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how international trade and investment agreements prioritize agro-industrial profits over food sovereignty and environmental health. It argues that these frameworks restrict the ability of states to protect their populations and ecosystems, while advocating for a shift in investment toward small-scale agroecology to combat hunger and climate change.

• Trade and investment agreements, including bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs), are designed to benefit agro-industrial companies by liberalizing markets, which often undermines the sovereignty of states and their ability to protect social, ecological, and economic interests.
• The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism allows large corporations—typically those with annual revenues exceeding 1 billion USD—to sue states in secret arbitration courts for implementing policies that might hinder profits, creating a 'chilling effect' that discourages governments from adopting environmental or social protections.
• Investment agreements often include 'national treatment' and 'most-favored-nation' clauses that prevent states from favoring local producers or differentiating investments based on their impact on the country.
• Mega-treaties such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are expected to increase the concentration of agriculture in the hands of transnational corporations and may weaken food safety and health standards.
• Agro-industrial investment frameworks often lead to land grabbing, the displacement of rural populations, and increased dependence on unstable global markets, which exacerbates hunger and harms women, who make up 43% of the agricultural workforce in developing countries.
• Small-scale agroecology is presented as a superior alternative to industrial agriculture, capable of doubling food production in critical regions within 10 years and improving soil productivity and climate resilience.
• Small-scale farmers are the most significant part of the food system, producing between 70% and 80% of the food consumed in developing countries, and they invest more in agriculture than agro-industrial sources.

APA

Chandrasekaran, K., & Carrau, N. (n.d.). la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf

Chicago

Chandrasekaran, Kirtana, and Natalia Carrau. la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{chandrasekaranndlaregimedecommerceetdinvestissementbbc70e7300634b9dpdf, author = {Chandrasekaran, Kirtana and Carrau, Natalia}, title = {{la-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement-bbc70e7300634b9d.pdf}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-regime-de-commerce-et-dinvestissement.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }