Official North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Documents
NAFTA-Related Organizations
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Other U.S. Government
Canadian Government
Mexican Government
- Secretaría de
Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca,
y Alimentación (SAGARPA—Secretariat of
Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing, and
Food). Mexican equivalent to USDA. Data, activities of secretariat,
and policies.
- Centro de Estudios para
el Desarrollo Rural Sustentable y la Soberanía Alimentaria (CEDRSSA—Center
of Studies for Sustainable Rural Development and Food Sovereignty).
Research center located within the Mexican Chamber of Deputies
(similar to U.S. House of Representatives). Data, activities
of center, and publications.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística,
Geografía e Informática (INEGI—National
Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Information). Centralized
statistical entity, similar to U.S. Bureau of the Census. Wide
variety of economic data.
- Secretaría de
Economía (SE—Secretariat of Economy). Cabinet-level
secretariat with similar responsibilities as U.S. Department
of Commerce, U.S. International Trade Commission, and Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative. Trade data, trade agreements,
antidumping and countervailing duty cases.
- Banco de México (Bank
of Mexico). Mexico's central bank. Macroeconomic data.
- Fideicomisos Instituidos
en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA—Funds
Instituted in Relation to Agriculture). Financial and technical
support institution integrated by four government trust funds
geared to promote the agricultural and fishing sectors. Economic
analysis and program information.
International Organizations
- CIMMYT (International
Maize and Wheat Improvement Center). Agricultural information.
- Inter-American Development
Bank. Research and statistics by country.
- International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
- Organization of American States (OAS).
- Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). Economic
surveys and data.
- United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO).
- FAOSTAT. Data on
production, trade, food balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides,
land use and irrigation, forest and fishery products, population,
agricultural machinery, and food aid shipments.
- United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Statistical yearbook, economic survey.
- World Bank. Lessons
from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean.
- World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade
topics, including dispute settlements.
Universities
Other
- Farm Foundation.
Numerous NAFTA-related materials under the category of globalization.
- North American Agrifood Market
Integration Consortium (NAAMIC). Workshop series about the
ongoing integration of North America's agrifood sectors.
Involves persons from academia, government, and the private sectors
of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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