Publication archives

Dec 1, 2015

Rural Climate Policy Priorities

The intent of this working document is to describe climate change concerns specific to rural communities in the United States and identify policy approaches that are supportive of on-the-ground solutions. It reflects ideas and input from Rural Climate Network member organizations and other rural organizations, leaders and experts in the U.S.
Nov 20, 2015

States’ Leadership on Healthy Food and Farming at Risk under Proposed Trade Deals

Consumers want and expect that product labels will identify where their food is from, how it was produced and what is in it.
Nov 20, 2015

Trade laws undo local progress on food systems

So much of trade policy involves searching through legal texts and leaked documents for clues about what’s coming next. Careful examination of the recently released text for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is already revealing new risks for our food system.
Nov 19, 2015

State’s Leadership on Healthy Food and Farming at Risk Under Proposed Trade Deals

Consumer interest in healthy eating, organic food and supporting sustainable local food systems has never been higher. Consumers want and expect that product labels will identify where their food is from, how it was produced and what is in it.
Nov 17, 2015

Agroecology, the expertise coffee needs

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IATP
Oscar Omar Alonzo Aguilar farms coffee on a plot of land alongside his brother in Honduras. Oscar’s field is on the left; his brother’s field is on the right. Why is Oscar’s coffee thriving while his brother’s crop struggles?
Nov 17, 2015

Contribution to Africa Regional Meeting on Agroecology

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Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
Minneapolis, November 17, 2015 — Agroecology has been growing on national and international agendas, ranging from the 2012 decree on agroecology of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, to the United Kingdom’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology, to the 2014 International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition held by t
Nov 17, 2015

11/17/2015 - Peace Coffee and Agroecology

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Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
11/17/2015 - Peace Coffee's CEO, Lee Wallace and IATP's Senior Scientist Jahi Chappell talk about a new partnership promoting agroecology among coffee farmers.
Nov 16, 2015

TPP Fine Print: Biotech Seed Companies Win Again

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Ben Lilliston
After six years of secret negotiations, the dozen countries that make up the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) have finally made the text public. The full implications of the broad-reaching, 30 chapter, 5000-plus page deal will be analyzed intensely in the coming months leading up to a U.S. Congressional up or down vote.