Agriculture

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa still failing Africa's farmers

A new donor-commissioned evaluation of the controversial Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) reveals serious shortcomings in the 15-year-old initiative’s efforts to “catalyze a farming revolution in Africa.” Today, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) published

Understanding the Agricultural Biotechnology Provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

After several years of negotiation, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA updated and in some respects significantly changed the original North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that had been in effect since January 1, 1994.

Para Comprender las Disposiciones Sobre Biotecnología Agrícola del Tratado Entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá

Lea la versión en inglés del informe político. / Read the English version of the policy brief. 

New IPCC report highlights urgent need for adaptation investments for agriculture

The latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that climate change is already disrupting food systems across the globe and that significant investments in adaptation strategies are needed urgently.

Farmers and groups urge support for Maine LD 1911

Maine State House, Augusta, ME—Impacted farmers and a coalition of groups held a press conference outside the State House in Augusta today to urge passage of Maine LD 1911, An Act To Prohibit the Contamination o