Op-ed/Commentaries
Commodity Market Deregulation and Food Prices
Published March 1, 2010
Dr. Steve Suppan
The 200 million person increase in global food insecurity since 2006 — over one billion according to UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) — did not result from global production failure or a shortage of supply. Global food production increased on a per capita basis throughout the past decade and...
Commodity Market Deregulation and Food Prices
Published March 1, 2010
Dr. Steve Suppan
The 200 million person increase in global food insecurity since 2006 — over one billion according to UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) — did not result from global production failure or a shortage of supply. Global food production increased on a per capita basis throughout the past decade...
Toxic chemicals are costing us—and we're paying with our health
Published February 22, 2010
Kathleen Schuler, MPH
Minneapolis, February 22, 2010 — Let’s face it: The current system for overseeing chemicals used in consumer products is broken. Last year, Congress banned lead in children’s products. But recently, we learned that some manufacturers who phased lead out of children’s jewelry are using cadmium—another brain toxin that...
The Volcker rule in food safety
Published February 15, 2010
Minneapolis, February 15, 2010 — Although President Obama pledged to change the way Washington works—or doesn’t work—nothing much has changed for food safety programs at a time when food safety is a major public health issue. Neither is anything likely to change soon, judging by recent events, particularly in the...
Agricultural Land Acquisitions: Implications for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
Published January 1, 2010
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),1.2 billion people worldwide live with hunger. This is an increase of more than 100 million people since 2006, and represents a major setback in efforts to halve (and ultimately to eradicate) hunger in the world, an objective that governments committed to in...
IATP statement on commodity price volatility to UN High Level Conference
Published June 24, 2009
Dr. Steve Suppan
