An Update on the World Bank's Experimentation with Soil Carbon

Two years after the launch of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project, the World Bank and the FAO pushed for an expansion of the program despite unclear benefits to farmers and a history of dubious promises. IATP called for the program, with its deep flaws and the dubious process by which it was "endorsed," to be reassessed.

A Climate-smart Idea?

This piece is a summary of a longer, more in-depth piece by Doreen Stabinsky entitled Soil Carbon and the Offset Market: Practices, Players and Politics

What you need to know about "BPA-Free"

Even though many plastic manufactures have phased out the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in their products, the possibility of other hormone-disrupting chemicals in plastic continues to be a concern. BPA is not the only hormonally active chemical found in plastic.

West Broadway Coalition to lead North Minneapolis Mini Farmer Market Network

MINNEAPOLIS – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has selected the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition (WBC) to serve as one of four organizations to assume leadership of IATP’s network of mini farmers markets in Minneapolis.

Minnesota FoodShare program to lead Mini Farmers Market Network

MINNEAPOLIS – The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has selected Minnesota FoodShare, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches (GMCC), to serve as one of four organizations to assume leadership of IATP’s network of mini farmers markets in Minneapolis.

IATP comment to FDA regarding draft guidance for industry on nanotechnology in food and food-contact surfaces

IATP submitted this comment to the Office of Additive Safety, U.S.

U.S. Water Policy Still All Wet

This article by Shiney Varghese was published on June 27, 2012 in Foreign Policy in Focus.

Freshest for the youngest: Minnesota launch of Farm to Child Care pilot to serve as national model

MINNEAPOLIS – A new partnership between the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and child-care provider New Horizon Academy (NHA) is delivering fresh, local foods from Minnesota farms to child-care centers around the state.

Farm to Child Care: Opportunities and Challenges for Connecting Young Children with Local Foods and Farmers

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The Surprising Effect of Agriculture on Rising Sea Levels

Efforts to meet freshwater demand by harnessing “fossil” groundwater contributes more to rising sea levels than melting glaciers.