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December 8, 2008
Especulaciï¿½n en las bolsas de materias primas: riesgos a la seguridad alimentaria y la agricultura
BY Steve Suppan/IATP | PDF
Resumen del estudio, ï¿½Especulaciï¿½n en las bolsas de materias primas: riesgos a la seguridad alimentaria y agricultura.ï¿½2 Conjuntamente con algunas reflexiones sobre medidas propuestas para reglamentar el mercado oculto (shadow market) de especulaciï¿½n.

October 24, 2008
Local Foods and Climate Change: An Annotated List of Resources
BY Jenny Edwards/IATP | PDF
An annotated list of recent studies related to climate change and food systems.

October 23, 2008
Sustainable Agriculture Versus Unregulated Financial Markets
BY Mark Muller/IATP | PDF
In the volley between high prices and low prices, long-term issues of resilience and sustainability are lost.

October 14, 2008
Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production
BY Marie Kulick/IATP | PDF
A fact sheet on the health and environmental risks posed by the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer to produce food.

October 14, 2008
Potential Health Impacts of Certain Persistant and Other Chemicals Detected in Sludge
BY Marie Kulick/IATP | PDF
A chart of chemicals found in sewage sludge along with their potential health effects.

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Dec. 19 | PRESS RELEASE
Obama's Trade Rep. Must Fix Broken U.S. Trade Policy PDF

Dec. 17 | PRESS RELEASE
New Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Faces Big Challenges PDF

Dec. 2 | COMMENTARY
Lessons from NAFTA: Food and Agriculture PDF

Nov. 18 | COMMENTARY
Tackling the Toxic Table in a Global Economy PDF

Nov. 13 | PRESS RELEASE
Speculation a Major Contributor to Global Food Crisis, New Report Finds PDF

Oct. 29 | COMMENTARY
A Viable Response to the Food and Energy Crisis PDF

Oct. 22 | PRESS RELEASE
First Rural African Summit to Meet in St. Cloud on October 26-27 PDF

Oct. 14 | PRESS RELEASE
New Consumer Guide Points to Health and Environmental Risks of Sludge Use in Food Production PDF

Sep. 24 | PRESS RELEASE
New Consumer Guides to Safe Plastics and Children's Products Now Available PDF

Sep. 18 | COMMENTARY
Rejoining the World PDF

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