What’s happening now?
The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was signed on
May 28, 2004 by Ambassador Zoellick, on behalf of President Bush.
CAFTA is a regional agreement between the US and five Central
American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
and Guatemala. NFFC joined other groups for a protest and action
at the Organization of American States during the signing. If
implemented, this agreement would be disastrous for farmers in
Central American countries. CAFTA would eliminate agricultural
tariffs much like NAFTA did—while prohibiting the use of
price supports or supply management systems to establish fair
commodity prices. CAFTA would also expand intellectual property
protections and enable biotech multinational corporations to seek
sanctions against CAFTA members whose farmers replanted genetically
modified seeds.
> Read
the latest NFFC statement on CAFTA
> Read the full CAFTA update
> Principles of Unity with Central America
