Dec 14, 2022

IATP Letter to the CFTC Regarding the Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The following letter was sent to Robert Sidman, deputy secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on December 14, 2022. Watch the recording of the Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting on December 7 on YouTube here.
Dec 14, 2022

Can we stop trading in deforestation?

by
Ben Lilliston
The expansion of agriculture commodity production, often for export, is the biggest driver of deforestation in the world, whether it is more land for cattle, soy for animal feed or palm oil plantations.
Deforestation
Dec 13, 2022

IATP Comment to the U.S. State Department on Combating International Deforestation Associated with Commodities

by
Ben Lilliston
IATP submitted the following letter to the U.S. State Department on December 2, 2022 in response to the request for stakeholder input on options for combating international deforestation associated with commodities.
Dec 13, 2022

Congress fiddles with crypto legislation while the markets churn

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
A foundational purpose of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was to develop rules to prevent market manipulation and to manage price volatility risk for the producers and commercial users of agricultural commodities.
FTX Regulation
Dec 12, 2022

COP27 debrief: What’s at stake on agriculture and climate in the coming year?

by
Shefali Sharma
Sophia Murphy
Introduction Governments met at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6-20 in a context of converging climate and food system crises.
Climate action now at COP27
Dec 7, 2022

Talking COP27 Episode 4: The fight for real climate action continues

by
Lilly Richard
Uprooted: Talking COP27 Episode 4: The fight for real climate action continues
Uprooted Podcast: Talking COP27
Dec 5, 2022

Food sovereignty and agroecology: Policy contradictions and funding gaps

This article is the sixth in a series highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.
Farmers in Switzerland
Dec 1, 2022

After 2022 midterms, opportunities for progress shift from Congress to states, executive branch

by
Michael Happ
Depending on which headlines you read, 2022’s midterm elections had different takeaways, including a worse than expected showing for Republicans, the ultimate flipping of the United States House from Democrats to Republicans, the drop-off in turnout among Democrats in New York, California and Florida, and resounding Democratic successes in places like Michigan, Minnesota and P
2022 midterm elections voting