Events

Virtual Town Hall with MN Agriculture Chairs

May 5th, 2023

Join us for a Virtual Town Hall with Rep. Samantha Vang, Chair of the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee, and Sen. Aric Putnam (Chair of the Minnesota Senate Agriculture Committee) focused on finalizing an Ag Budget that delivers for small and mid-sized farmers, emerging and beginning farmers, local processors, our local food economy, and all Minnesotans. The first 45 minutes will feature speakers who are leaders in our farm and food system. The final 15 minutes will be a Q + A portion.

Water and Nutrition. Harmonizing Actions between the Water and Nutrition Decade. What does it take?

March 22nd, 2023

Watch a recording of the March 22 event .  During the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, IATP's Shiney Varghese discussed agroecological transitions during this discussion on harmonizing actions for the U.N. Decade of Action on Nutrition and the U.N. Water Decade. 

Farm Bill 101: What the 2023 Farm Bill means for Minnesota

March 1st, 2023

Watch the recording of this event here.   Join us for a free webinar open to the public on March 1 organized by MinneAg Network, Partners to End Hunger, MN Food Justice Network and the Land Stewardship Project. Date & Time  Wednesday, March 1, 2023  12-1:30 p.m. CT/1-2:30 p.m. ET

Webinar: Mind the Gap! National climate pledges overstep on available land

February 21st, 2023

Watch the recording of the webinar. Nations, companies, and other institutions are responding to the accelerating climate crisis challenge by making net-zero pledges. But the magnitude of the transformation required has led these net-zero pledges to rely heavily on carbon offsets. Offsets attempt to make good an emission in one place or sector with some kind of carbon (or carbon equivalent) capture elsewhere. Land-based carbon sequestration has become an increasingly common component of net-zero pledges. 

Missing the Mark? Biodiversity Targets Risk Failure without Agroecology

December 8th, 2022

This hybrid COP15 side-event, cohosted by IATP, brings forward evidence in support of agroecology as a fundamental basis for a global biodiversity strategy. Read the policy brief in English, en español and en français.  Location: COP15 Venue — Business and Industry Organizations Meeting Room (room 514A) and via Livestream Livestream: Livestream link coming soon.