Agroecology

[Watch] Agroecology: Food system transformation from farm to plate

Watch a recording of our two-hour virtual seminar held on October 20, 2021 that provides an in-depth look at the transformative power of agroecology. Agroecology experts, advocates and practitioners discuss how agroecology, as a systems approach, can address multiple ongoing global crises, both ecological, economic and sociocultural.

Emissions of Europe’s 20 Biggest Meat and Dairy Corporations Outstrip the Netherlands

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[Watch] Disparity to Parity to Solidarity: Justice in International Trade & Ag Policy

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India’s historic farmers strike scores a win against Modi government on its one-year anniversary

Updated on December 7, 2021

Time to change course, not double down on failing Green Revolution

Op-ed originally published in Expression Africa on November 15, 2021.

Magical thinking on fertilizer and climate change

The following article was originally published on IPS News on November 9, 2021. As world leaders wrap up the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, new scientific research shows that there is still a great deal of magical thinking about the contribution of fertilizer to global warming.

A fuller picture of the real climate costs of synthetic fertilizers

The unfolding climate catastrophe is front and center at the U.N. climate talks, where governments will make promises to reduce emissions, some sooner than others, with some of those promises more convincing than others.

UN climate talks must prioritize strong commitments to cut real emissions by 2030, not net zero promises

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—On the eve of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) urges the United States and other governments to commit to major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, rather than weak 2050 “net zero” commitments.

VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Agroecology: Food system transformation from farm to plate

The dominant food system in the world is exploitative and extractive, but examples across the world demonstrate that a more just and fair food system is possible.

Time to transition to agroecology in Africa

As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads. Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries? Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future, embracing ecological agriculture?