Agroecology

Selling the past as innovation in Africa

Originally published on Food Tank on February 11, 2021.

A Journey Toward Gender Equity in Agroecology

IATP mourns the loss of Olga Alcaraz Andrade, a leader in the Mexican farmers’ organization REDCCAM and our partner ANEC. We republish this article on her work as one small way to honor her achievements and celebrate her life.

India at a turning point

The Indian Farm Bills to force farmers to “get big or get out”?

The EU-Mercosur Agreement: Increasing Pesticide Use and GMOs, and Undermining Healthy Food Production and Standards

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Submission on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture on Topic 2 (e)- Improved Livestock Management Systems, Including Agropastoral Production Systems

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Statement to the KJWA by IATP on behalf of Climate Action Network

Download a PDF of the statement made by Shefali Sharma on behalf of Climate Action Network (CAN) here. Thank you chair and parties to the KJWA for this opportunity.

Global Outrage at FAO Plans to Partner with Pesticide Industry

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Letter from academics, scientists and researchers expressing concern regarding FAO’s announcement of plans to forge a new strategic partnership with CropLife International

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Letter to the Director General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization

The 350 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations from 63 countries listed below represent hundreds of thousands of farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers and other communities, as well as human rights, faith-based, environmental and economic justice institutions. We are writing to express our deep concern over your stated plans to strengthen official ties with CropLife International. We strongly urge you to reconsider this alliance.

World Food Day drives home need for change in the US

This World Food Day, as the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is sobering to remember the several billions of our fellow human beings who suffer from some form of food insecurity.