The 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum 2023, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2023, renewed debate about the future of the AGOA and its effectiveness in improving United States-Africa trade relations.
MINNEAPOLIS—A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) examines the effectiveness of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in enhancing access to key federal conservation programs in Fiscal Year 2023.
As Congress drafts the next Farm Bill, it is important to understand the successes of two leading conservation programs and the opportunities for improvement so that as many farmers as possible can improve their land and their livelihoods.
Before dawn in Dubai, COP28 negotiators issued a final text that included a call to transition away from fossil fuels. Yet, the call sets a feeble course for the phaseout of their use, finance commitments are weak and equity is largely ignored.
MINNEAPOLIS—Today, in response to the launch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s launch of its anticipated Roadmap to achieving SDG2 without breaching the 1.5˚ C Threshold: A Global Roadmap, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Executive Director Sophia Murphy, Ph.D., issued the following statement: