Exchange Programs

IATP's China Exchange Program kicked-off in September 2007 with Remnin University (in Beijing) professor Zhou Li's month-long visit to IATP. Our goal is to facilitate Chinese/U.S. interaction, networking and research in the field of sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems. We are organizing field visits to different farms, agricultural organizations, co-ops, etc., with a special emphasis on providing practical experience for the participants. During the 2008 growing season, IATP hosted Chinese Ph.D. student Shi Yan, also from Renmin University in Beijing. Shi Yan is completing an internship at the Earthrise Farm in Madison, Minn. to learn about all aspects of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), including sustainable growing techniques, planning, marketing and management. She plans to work with her professors at Renmin University to set up CSA demonstration sites in several villages back in China.

My Alternative Farming Experience in America: Blog entries from a Chinese graduate student working at a small farm in Minnesota.
August 20, 2008 | Shi Yan | PDF

Think Forward/China: Analysis and observations about food systems in China.
IATP | BLOG

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.
May 27, 2008 | Steve Suppan | PDF

IATP Launches New Initiative on Food and Agriculture in China: Press release in English and Chinese announcing the new program.
June 4, 2007 | IATP | PDF

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.
May 24, 2007 | Jim Harkness | PDF