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3D publications THREAD
Exploring the Global Food Supply Chain. Markets, Companies, Systems, Companion publication to THREAD Backgrounder No 2, May 2010

This publication provides figures and information about market concentration in the seed and food markets, and the intellectual property rules accompanying it, at the global and country level.
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Seeds of hunger: intellectual property rights on seeds and the human rights response, THREAD Backgrounder No 2, May 2009
Read the Backgrounder in English, in French, in Spanish
Read the executive summary

GATS Negotiations Heat Up - Human Rights Input Needed Now THREAD Action Alert No 1, May 2008

Access to essential services, including water, education and health care are on the table as representatives at the WTO push for closure to trade talks in the coming months. Advocates must act now to ensure these agreements include full consideration of the potential human rights impacts of new policies. This Action Alert sets out actions and strategies for human rights advocates concerned about the issue.
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Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO THREAD Backgrounder No 1, March 2005

This publication is the first in a series designed to analyse the World Trade organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture from a human rights perspective. As a backgrounder it focuses on the main characteristics of agricultural trade, and the relevant global rules. It points out what the main human rights concerns are, and suggests some possible actions human rights advocates can undertake. Future publications in this series will focus on specific issues in the agriculture trade negociations.
Read the Backgrounder in English, in French, in Spanish.
Read the Hindi version of the Backgrounder (click on Publication)