IATP Reports

The Price We Pay for Corporate Hogs

A report and photos concerning large scale hog farming, often called CAFOs, for confined animal feeding operations.

Breaking the Deadlock: Agriculture and Environmental Protection Policy in the Uruguay Round

The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the search for an acceptable conclusion for the Uruguay Round. It will focus primarily on the agriculture negotiations, which have been the most controversial aspect of this Round.

Feeding the World? The Upper Mississippi River Navigation Project (printable ver)

The US Army Corp of Engineers is currently conducting a seven year study on the need for navigational improvements on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and to quantify the environmental impacts of providing these improvements. Several multi billion dollar proposals are currently under consideration and

Battle Royale of the 21st Century

Agriculture, Trade and Africa: Where to after Seattle

A review of what happened during the WTO agriculture negotiations in Seattle, what the draft text included and suggests ways in which the next text for negotiation could be strengthened to better reflect developing countries interests.

World Trade Organization and the Human Right to Food Security, The

Speech presented to the International Cooperative Agricultural Organization General Assembly in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. August 29, 1999

In Europe, Consumers Think Twice

A Paper discussing the acceptance and rejection of genetically modified food throughout Europe.

Food Security, Farmers and a Fair Place for the South

Proceedings of the Washington, DC Meeting on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, September 30-October 4th, 1998. Sponsored by IATP, Solagral and the Foundation Charles Leopold Mayer pour le Progres de l'Homme. The purpose of this document is to provide continuing collective educational material and further the movement-building process.

World Trade Organization and Food Security-What is at Stake

In preparation for the next trade talks, this paper takes a close look at some of the most important key elements at stake for farmers, peasant organizations and civil society. The most prominent areas of direct impact for food security are the upcoming talks on plant patenting and on general agriculture rules.