IATP Reports

Biofuel and Global Biodiversity

A Time of High Prices: An Opportunity for the Rural Poor?

This new paper by IATP finds that governments have been limited in their ability to help farmers take advantage of higher prices – due to free trade economics pushed by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization.

Turning High Prices Into an Opportunity: What is Needed

The global food crisis is an opportunity for the international community to provide greater support for agriculture in countries that are struggling with hunger.

The Multilateral Trade and Investment Context for Biofuels: Issues and Challenges

This paper explains how international trade and investment rules will influence the development of the global biofuels sector.  

The World Bank's WDR 2008: Agriculture and Development - Response from a Slow Trade, Sound Farming Perspective

For the first time in 25 years, the World Bank's annual Development Report (WDR 2008) is dedicated to agriculture. This review of the WDR 2008 is written from the perspective of the EcoFair Trade Reform Proposal.

Biofuels and Global Water Challenges

The growth of the biofuel industry poses a number of challenges to water quantity and quality around the world.

Lessons From NAFTA: Building a New Fair Trade Agenda

In 2007 IATP organized the conference "Lessons from NAFTA: Building a New Fair Trade Agenda" which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With 45 groups signed on as co-sponsors, the conference was attended by over 250 people, including representatives from the media; the Minnesota state government; the Mexican and Canadian embassies; representatives from the Canadian, Mexican and U.S.