Agriculture

The following article was originally published by IPS News on August 29, 2023. 

Supreme Court Can Close Huge Loophole that Exposes Businesses and Consumers to Commodity Market Manipulation

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, Better Markets, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to review and reverse a lower court decision that dramatically limited protections against manipulation in the commodity markets, in the case of Laydon v

The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Four: Consolidated

Over the past few decades, the landscape of the food and farm system has become more concentrated, less diverse and less resilient.

The Bill is Due: Congress has one more month to write a fair Farm Bill

On September 30, the current five-year Farm Bill will expire, leaving many farmers in limbo and consistent federal support for rural communities in question. While both the U.S.

U.S. escalates trade dispute over GM corn, challenges Mexico's food sovereignty

MINNEAPOLIS/Washington, D.C.—Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office escalated its complaint against Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn, asserting it as a potential violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USTR filed a request for the formation of a dispute resolution panel under the USCMA framework.

The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Three: Discredited

How does credit access shape our food and agriculture system? In Episode Three of the Farm Bill Uprooted, hear from IATP’s Dr.

Food system experts launch project to transform global food trade rules

MINNEAPOLIS—The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to announce the launch of an ambitious three-year project that will advance urgently needed changes to the global trading system to meet the mounting challenges in global food distribution.

Comment on the Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance

The following letter was sent on July 25, 2023 and signed by Animal Legal Defense Fund, Family Farm Defenders, Farmworker Association of Florida, Food & Water Watch, HEAL Food Alliance, In Defense of Animals, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, National Family Farm Coalition and Union of Concerned Scientists. 