Throughout the world, consumers and producers are becoming part of a vast new market-oriented network. While the European Economic Community is perhaps the most familiar and currently far-reaching example, the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement now being debated would create an even larger imprint on the global economy. The agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States will have special implications for California agriculture. Just how NAFTA will affect the state's $17 billion agricultural economy will be the subject of an international conference Thursday, March 5, at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott hotel. The meeting is sponsored by the UC Davis-based Agricultural Issues Center and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. The conference will feature teams of UC specialists who have been investigating different aspects of NAFTA, including issues such as capital flow, tariffs and exchange rates; labor matters such as impacts on immigration; lessons from the existing agreement between Canada and the United States; and the creation of a mechanism to resolve disputes. The conference will also provide a forum to hear other experts from the private sector, government and academia.