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Food & Society Policy Fellowship Announces 2009 Class
Minneapolis -- The Food & Society Policy Fellows program named nine new Fellows with backgrounds in farming, public health, filmmaking and policy research to promote strategies for achieving a more sustainable, healthy and equitable food system.
New Ag Secretary Faces Big Challenges
Obama Called to Act on Food Crisis
Speculation Contributed to Global Food Crisis
Tackling the Toxic Table
Ideas for the Next Administration
Sustainable Ag vs. Unregulated Markets
New Vision for Trade in the U.S.Over 50 members of Congress have endorsed a new vision for trade that includes a review of existing agreements, INCLUDING NAFTA, and principles to guide future trade deals, including support for family farmers in all countries.
Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production
NAFTA and Food SovereigntyNAFTA has negatively effected farmers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, writes IATP's Dennis Olson. A new fair trade model, based on food sovereignty, is urgently needed. This article appeared in the latest issue of Peace Review.
A New Era for Agriculture?An international assessment finds the world needs more small farms and greater diversification to cope with hunger and climate change. IATP's Steve Suppan was a lead author for the policy options chapter of this groundbreaking report.
High Agriculture Prices and Rural Development
My Alternative Farming Experience in America
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President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack must quickly shift the agency's focus toward stabilizing volatile agriculture commodity prices, improving market competition, supporting sustainable farming systems and encouraging the production of healthier food.
A broad sector of groups, including IATP, are calling on the Obama administration to put hunger and the global food crisis on its list of top priorities.
Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, finds a new IATP report.
IATP's David Wallinga, M.D. offers ten ways you can support a healthier global food system.
IATP offers ideas for the Obama administration on how to rejoin the global community and build a fair food and farm system through our work with the Progressive Ideas Network and the Backbone Campaign.
When the prices for agriculture commodities skyrocket, long-term issues of sustainability are lost. IATP's Mark Muller explains why green farming and market volatility don't mix.
Consumers should choose foods produced without sewage sludge-based fertilizers.
Global institutions should take steps to support agriculture and address price volatility, finds a new paper by IATP's Anne Laure Constantin.
Chinese graduate student Shi Yan has spent the summer working on a small Minnesota farm and blogging about the experience. Check out this unique perspective on community supported agriculture in the U.S.
The 2008 Farm Bill continues a path of deregulation that has increased market volatility to the benefit of global food companies. IATP comments on the Farm Bill conference agreement of May 13.
A new study by IATP finds that forest biomass harvests could reduce the cost of fire prevention while providing work for loggers and fuel for renewable energy.
A new report by IATP finds that increasing production of crops for biofuels is exacerbating agriculture's impact on biodiversity in many parts of the world.
Farm groups from around the country, including IATP, have written Senate leaders asking for protections against dubious patent infringement lawsuits filed by biotech companies.
When Monsanto announced in 2004 its halt research on genetically engineered wheat, it was the end of a long struggle with U.S. and Canadian farm groups.
Global Dialogue
IATP's Global Dialogue Project is a partnership that focuses on alternatives for U.S. and EU agricultural, food and energy policy.
Global Food Challenge
IATP explains the policies that have caused the food crisis and the solutions we need.
Green Chemistry
The Green Chemistry revolution is making safer products and protecting human health and the environment.
NAFTA
NAFTA leaves a huge footprint on the U.S. and the world. As Washington gears up for the debate, IATP analyzes what's at stake.
Water
From ethanol to privatization, water is a hot issue in trade and agriculture worldwide. Trade Observatory has document and headline collections dedicated to water issues.
Think Forward
by IATP staff
Profiles of over 90 agribusiness companies, including their products, management, corporate geneaology and profit margins.
IATP's podcast on fair trade, resilient rural communities, safe food and a healthy environment.
December 19 podcast MP3
November 20 podcast MP3
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