Publication archives

Dec 15, 2017

Keep Your Eyes on the Price: WTO Remains Blind to Agricultural Dumping

by
Sophia Murphy
The following was first published on Food Tank Farm leaders from around the world converged in Buenos Aires this week. They traveled to pressure the trade ministers attending the biennial World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference to stop unfair trade practices that are hurting farmers. Once again, they went home empty-handed.
Food Tank
Dec 13, 2017

Trump Administration blocks progress at WTO Ministerial Conference

by
Sophia Murphy
One is the loneliest number...
Protesters march outside the WTO's Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Sophia Murphy.
Dec 13, 2017

Em(power)ing the People: How Stevens County is telling a different energy story

by
Tara Ritter
This blog overviews our December 2017 "Our Energy Future" event in Morris, MN.
Participants at State Convening
Dec 11, 2017

The Stubborn Persistence of U.S. Cotton Dumping

by
Sophia Murphy
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
IATP has tracked the dumping of U.S. agricultural commodities in international markets for over two decades. Agricultural commodity dumping is the sale of commodities abroad by agribusiness firms at prices below what it cost farmers to get those crops ready for sale.
Dec 11, 2017

NAFTA Negotiations: Eliminate ISDS for food and water security

by
Shiney Varghese
As the 6th round of NAFTA negotiations begin this week in Washington D.C, the controversy over exactly what a new agreement might involve (if there is one at all) continues to generate debate.
kid with water buckets
Dec 11, 2017

Investor State Dispute Settlement

by
Shiney Varghese
Read the full paper here. 
Dec 8, 2017

How the WTO Can Support Climate Adaptation

by
Ben Lilliston
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has a well-earned reputation for placing trade concerns above all else—including global priorities like climate change and food security.
Wheat
Dec 8, 2017

Food Reserves, Climate Adaptation and the World Trade Organization

by
Sophia Murphy
Ben Lilliston
At the global climate talks in Bonn, Germany last month, countries agreed for the first time on an agriculture work program designed to identify the best strategies to respond to climate change and protect food security. Nearly 80 percent of countries included agriculture in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Wheat