Publication archives

Mar 9, 2026

Agroecology Meets the Care Economy: Bridging feminist economics and healthy food systems

Sophia Murphy

Dr. Marina Durano, Senior Director of the Pooled Fund, Collaborative for a Gender-Just Economy Dr. Sophia Murphy, Executive Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Mar 4, 2026

Poor climate choices puts a fair transition for Irish dairy and beef at risk

Claire Stockwell

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. There is no way to meet its EU and international commitments without early, deep, and sustained cuts to its agricultural methane, the country’s largest source of climate pollution.

Mar 4, 2026

Open letter to Irish leaders to reduce methane pollution for just transition in agri-food sector

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. Rather than face that challenge directly, the Irish government is considering embracing a “no additional warming” approach to avoid having to fully address this pollution source.

Mar 3, 2026

Minnesota’s new Climate Action Framework: A welcome path forward for climate action

Michael Happ

As the federal government throws climate progress in reverse, Minnesota builds a model for state-led climate action across sectors — revealing a big opportunity for a transition to sustainable agriculture.

Feb 27, 2026

MN groups share updates on ICE surge with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

IATP

On Tuesday, February 17, IATP along with more than 70 Minnesota-based civil society representatives participated in a private briefing meeting with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an influential mechanism of the Organization of American State

ICE agents in Minneapolis, juxtaposed with anti-ICE protestors

Feb 26, 2026

Farmer access to seeds is vital for healthy local food systems

Shiney Varghese

On February 19, IATP submitted comments to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Peasants, emphasizing the importance of protecting farmers’ Right to Seeds including the right to save, use, exchange, and sell farm-saved seeds.

Feb 26, 2026

IATP comments on Right to Seeds for UNHRC Working Group on Peasants

Shiney Varghese

IATP submitted the following comments on February 19 to the U.N. Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Peasants, in response to a call for submissions to clarify the content and scope of the Right to Seeds for a report that will be presented to the Human Rights Council in October 2026.

Feb 23, 2026

Companies preparing for climate disclosure laws are voluntarily disclosing more — but stragglers remain

Leila Yow

An update to our Meat and Dairy Emissions Dashboard finds more companies are disclosing more about their climate risk and emissions as new mandatory global reporting requirements go into effect. 