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Jim Harkness ![]() IATP is supporting those working for a more just and sustainable food system in China through networking, information exchange, research and education activities. Supporting Sustainable Food Systems in China Exchange Programs ![]() My Alternative Farming Experience in America: Blog entries from a Chinese graduate student working at a small farm in Minnesota. Think Forward/China: Analysis and observations about food systems in China. U.S.-China Agreement on Food Safety: Terms and Enforcement Capacity: Analysis of an agreement on food safety regulatory systems between the U.S. and China. IATP Launches New Initiative on Food and Agriculture in China: Press release in English and Chinese announcing the new program. Fixing Our Broken Food System: Commentary on the discovery of industrial chemicals in animal feed imported from China and links to the global food system. ![]() "Through all of our engagement with China, the U.S. government has aggressively promoted China's adoption of an American-style, high-consumption, high-waste economic model. Combine that with the global trading rules [that downplay environmental and labor standards], the tremendous constraints China faces in terms of its need to generate employment, and the fact that they've got all that coal and no oil-and how surprised can we be that we've ended up with an environmental nightmare?"
![]() Jan. 7: China inspects poultry after bird flu death Dec. 10: IBM Study Shows Consumers More Concerned About Food Safety Dec. 5: China, U.S. Deepen Financial Ties, Aid Global Trade Dec. 5: China May Import Over 100,000 Tons Wheat By End-Feb - Analyst Dec. 5: China to issue blacklist of harmful food additives Agobservatory is IATP's web site for the latest news, reports and analysis on the environment and agriculture ![]() Have a question or comment about the China Initiative's work? Drop us a line! |
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