Press Releases
April 2011
IATP announces the 2011–2013 Food and Community Fellows
Posted April 21, 2011
Minneapolis – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to announce the selection of 14 new Food and Community Fellows. The 2011–2013 class of fellows is a mix of grassroots advocates, thought leaders, writers and entrepreneurs. You can see the full class below and at...
March 2011
IATP welcomes LaDonna Redmond to lead food and justice project
Posted March 15, 2011
Minneapolis – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy announced today that LaDonna Redmond will lead a new project focusing on health, justice and the food system. The project will center on health disparities resulting from the food system, from the farm to consumers—particularly as they affect low-income...
Minnesota schools embrace Farm to School
Posted March 10, 2011
Minneapolis – Participation in Farm to School is growing exponentially among Minnesota K-12 school districts, benefiting students and local farmers, according to the third annual Farm to School survey published today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). Foodservice leaders at 165 Minnesota...
February 2011
APHA applauded for urging action on hormone-disrupting chemicals
Posted February 28, 2011
Washington, D.C. – The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently announced an important new policy calling for government action to protect the public from hormone-disrupting chemicals in the food supply. The policy was applauded by Healthy Food Action, a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade...
January 2011
Health leaders call for healthy Farm Bill
Posted January 7, 2011
Minneapolis – U.S. health professionals are calling on new leadership in Congress to make health a priority in writing the next Farm Bill. National health leaders, including Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Marion Nestle, have signed onto a “Charter for a Healthy Farm Bill.” (See the full list of signatories at...
December 2010
Empty global climate deal leaves agriculture behind
Posted December 11, 2010
cancÚn, Mexico – A watered-down United Nations climate deal reached early this morning missed another opportunity to support climate-resilient agriculture and global food security, according to the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). Overall, the agreement represents a step back...
November 2010
Governments at Cancún climate talks need to support local solutions
Posted November 29, 2010
cancÚn, Mexico – Governments attending the global climate talks in Cancún, which begin today, need to abandon loophole-ridden carbon markets and support bottom-up climate solutions that integrate equity, food security and democratic participation, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)....
UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance report falls flat
Posted November 4, 2010
A new report on climate change financing options released today by a U.N. Advisory Group unwisely emphasizes carbon markets and other private finance options, while irresponsibly advocating an increased role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). Despite concluding that public sources of climate finance are...
October 2010
IATP applauds Stonyfield Farm's purchase of Working Landscapes Certificates
Posted October 12, 2010
Minneapolis – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) applauds Stonyfield Farm’s decision to purchase Working Landscapes Certificates (WLC)—a program that rewards farmers by linking sustainable corn production with bioplastics. The adoption of the WLC program by Stonyfield, the world...
Climate finance can’t afford carbon markets
Posted October 5, 2010
Tianjin, China – A high-level advisory group to the United Nations will outline its draft proposals this week for financing efforts to combat global climate change. Carbon emissions markets are expected to be central in their recommendations. But carbon market prices would likely be too volatile to provide a...
