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National Family Farm Coalition: Renegotiating NAFTA Not a Solution

NFFC July 21, 2017Press Room

NAFTA should be replaced, not renegotiated, and our farmers will be watching to promote that at every turn.

NFFC & Rural Coalition Outline NAFTA Concerns to USTR

NFFC June 27, 2017NFFC Weighs In

NAFTA should be replaced with an agreement that encourages and ensures environmental sustainability, economic viability and longevity for the people growing and harvesting our food, as well as their communities, in all three NAFTA countries.

NFFC and Allies Reject NAFTA to USTR

NFFC June 13, 2017NFFC Weighs In

NAFTA should be replaced with a different agreement with the goal of increasing living standards in all three countries. Any provisions related to agriculture must start from a goal of rebuilding farm and food systems to support fair and sustainable rural economies and food supplies.

Replace NAFTA – Return Community Control Over Food and Farms

NFFC May 18, 2017Press Room

The independent family farming, ranching and fishing members of the National Family Farm Coalition have watched their incomes drop, their markets close and their communities deteriorate since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passed in 1993. It is time for a new and fair trade agreement that supports independent farmers and fishermen and does not exploit workers or the environment for the unwarranted profits of multinational agribusinesses.

NAFTA Needs To Be Replaced, Not Renegotiated

Jim Goodman April 30, 2017Blog

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) must be replaced with a transparent trade agreement that ensures farmers in all three nations—Canada, Mexico, and the United States—receive fair prices for their production, that consumers are guaranteed the right to know the content and origin of their food, and that strong environmental protections are put in place to protect the sustainability of rural communities.

Growing Food and Justice Initiative Debrief

NFFC October 28, 2013Blog

Immediately after the Food Sovereignty Prize, Rachel flew to Taos, New Mexico to represent NFFC and USFSA at the Growing Food and Justice Initiative Gathering. She attended the Intensive Leadership Facilitation Training as well as the main conference to join the conversation about racism and structural inequality in our food system.