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USTR Nominee Katherine Tai Must Recalibrate US Trade Policy

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Uprooted Episode 29: Peace Coffee goes out on its own!

IATP launched the first 100% fair trade organic coffee company in 1996. As the company has grown, we realized it was time to set it free to keep growing and doing good work.

USTR Overwhelmed by NAFTA Comments...Including Ours

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative scheduled one hearing for public input on the proposed renegotiation NAFTA. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Food & Water Watch (FWW), the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), the Rural Coalition and the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) jointly submitted comments to the U.S.

Perdue’s Proposed USDA Reorganization Puts Global Agribusiness Above Farmers and Rural Communities.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/11/2017 Contact: Josh Wise, jwise@iatp.org, 952-818-5474; Ben Lilliston, blilliston@iatp.org, 612-741-8650 Perdue’s Proposed USDA Reorganization Puts Global Agribusiness Above Farmers and Rural Communities.

Getting back to basics in Vina Del Mar

As representatives from the Pacific Rim gathered in Vina Del Mar, Chile, this week, the United States was on the sidelines. The death of the US-driven Trans-Pacific Partnership should be a wakeup call that we are paying attention to globalization and demanding a trade regime that works for all people, not just multi-national corporations.

Where's the Fair Trade? Another contradiction in Trump's administration

Last week we highlighted the contradictions in the Trump administration’s stance on trade in our blog on Robert Lighthizer.

New business model rewards public benefits

IATP is proud to announce that our for-profit subsidiary, Peace Coffee, was among the first Minnesota businesses to file as a public benefit corporation (PBC). This is the state’s newest form of business incorporation for for-profit and socially minded businesses.

Grow Ahead connects coffee drinkers and growers in alternative finance model

MINNEAPOLIS – A new approach to social trade finance and crowd funding is offering coffee lovers the chance to support the small-scale farmers that produce their favorite brew.

Put your money where your mug is: Finance the coffee you are drinking today...and tomorrow

The money in your mug. The nickel in your nip. The cashflow in your cup. What’s the connection and what does it have to do with you?