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Agriculture

Agriculture can provide an abundant supply of food, economic resiliency for local economies and financial success for farmers and peasants, all without exploiting people or nature.

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TEDx with Dr. David Wallinga IATP's Dr. David Wallinga presents to TEDxManhattan on saying no to antibiotics in animal feed.	Learning from the ILUC debate What is indirect land use change (ILUC) and what can ethanol producers and environmentalists stand to learn?	Poised for another food crisis A new report warns that without deeper reform in key areas, the world is at risk for another devastating food price crisis.
Feeding the world, or not U.S. grain exports are up, so too is hunger.

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Documents

Using Small-Scale Adaptation Actions to Address the Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Published February 20, 2012
A CAP for the future!?
Published February 6, 2012
The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
Published January 25, 2012
Food, Inc.
Published January 20, 2012
Antibiotic-resistant MRSA bacteria widely present in retail pork, new study says
New peer-reviewed research finds deadly MRSA in retail pork samples at... Published January 20, 2012
Navigating a Critical Juncture for Sustainable Weed Management
Published January 18, 2012
Resolving the Food Crisis: Assessing Global Policy Reforms Since 2007
Published January 18, 2012
US Senate Agriculture Committee Recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Published January 5, 2012
FDA finally acts to ban unapproved use in food animals of critical human antibiotics
Published January 5, 2012
Off the rails: Food security and the WTO
In international negotiations at the WTO, trade and food security have emerged... Published December 21, 2011

Blog posts

Learning from the indirect land use change debate

Published February 1, 2012
'Wir haben es satt' (We’ve had enough!)

Published January 30, 2012
Building markets for Ag in the Middle

Since 2009, IATP has partnered with Compass Group USA to expand their local and regional produce purchasing.

Published January 30, 2012
Assaulting the Canadian Wheat Board: One more reason to arrest Cargill

On January 21, the giant grain and financial company, Cargill, is going to be the recipient of a Global Citizen’s arrest for “profiteering off people and the planet.”

Published January 20, 2012
Antibiotics in pork production: No pig in a poke

New peer-reviewed research finds MRSA in retail pork samples at unprecedented rate.

Published January 20, 2012
FDA limits antibiotics in livestock: Better late than never

The recently announced FDA ban on certain uses of antibiotics in livestock is better late than never, leaves work ahead.

Published January 4, 2012
The makings of an antibiotic-free farmer-evangelist

Published December 19, 2011
Stopping superbugs: Time for Congress and industry to catch up with American consumers

Published December 16, 2011
The “deal” in Durban: What happened on agriculture at the climate talks?

What happened on agriculture at the climate talks?

Published December 13, 2011
IATP at Durban

Published December 9, 2011
Minnesota's Ag Commissioner: "It doesn’t get much better" than Farm to School

In his December Commissioner's Column, Minnesota's Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson touts the benefits the state sees from Farm to School.

Published December 9, 2011
The sound of food sovereignty in Durban

Published December 8, 2011
Wearing blinders: The UNFCCC and agriculture's adaptation challenge

Published December 7, 2011
The Durban pantomime

Published December 7, 2011
Stakes are high for agriculture at climate talks

Published December 5, 2011
The water, energy and food nexus

Published December 2, 2011
Agriculture and the Green Climate Fund: Two U.S. bargaining chips at the climate talks

IATP's Steve Suppan reports from the COP17 climate talks in Durban, South Africa.

Published December 1, 2011
Workshop in Kenya on the politics of agriculture in the climate talks

Published November 16, 2011
Need versus greed at Rio+20

Published November 10, 2011
The Story of Broke

Published November 9, 2011
Will the G-20 learn to listen?

The Committee on Food Security brings together many voices, but are they being heard?

Published November 8, 2011
Raise more voices for effective farm policy—now!

Published November 7, 2011
Congressional Chaos vs Local Foods

Published November 3, 2011
A hell of a way to write a Farm Bill

Published October 27, 2011
Toward Rio+20: Will it create more than words?

Published October 25, 2011
The politics of GMO in China

Published October 21, 2011
Wall Street wins again in weak CFTC rule

Weak CFTC rule allows for distortion of commodity markets at the hands of financial speculators.

Published October 18, 2011
Whose country is it? Wall Street occupies the regulatory agencies

Wall Street occupies the regulatory agencies as U.S. taxpayers pay dearly for an unregulated market.

Published October 17, 2011
Three paths for agriculture at global climate talks

Published October 13, 2011
New industrial ag restrictions in China raise questions

IATP's Jim Harkness on two recent reports about new government restrictions on industrial agriculture.

Published October 7, 2011
What does the occupation of Wall Street have to do with agriculture?

How does the occupation of Wall Street relate to agriculture and food?

Published September 30, 2011
Women and the right to food

Published September 26, 2011
The G-20's opportunity on food reserves

Published September 23, 2011
How a better farm policy could save money and stabilize prices

Published September 16, 2011
Obama administration lags on farm drivers of antibiotic resistance

Published September 14, 2011
Big changes for school food

Published September 6, 2011
World's largest ethanol producer drops the antibiotics

Published August 30, 2011
Governor Dayton: September is Farm to School Month in Minnesota

Published August 29, 2011
New science: On-farm decisions have big impact on antibiotic resistance

Published August 15, 2011
Sounding off on ethanol sustainability

Published July 28, 2011
Nano-pesticides and your health: Tell EPA to act!

Published July 26, 2011
Biofuels and land use: It's all how you look at it

Published July 21, 2011
It’s the pork price, stupid!

Published July 20, 2011
Cobell settlement: too little, too late?

Hundreds of thousands of American Indians own land on reservations. Why do so few have access to it?

Published July 15, 2011
The GMO labeling fight at the Codex Alimentarius Commission: How big a victory for consumers?

Why international labeling standards are still voluntary, and what it means for consumers.

Published July 13, 2011
Small insights about the big picture in climate negotiations

Published June 28, 2011
Spotlight G-20: Agriculture Ministers should strengthen government role in volatile markets

Published June 22, 2011
On dead zones, flooding and money

Published June 21, 2011
An invitation to return

Published June 13, 2011
More evidence on speculators and food prices

Published June 9, 2011

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