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Global initiative urges rethink of WTO farm trade rules ahead of MC14

Yaoundé & Bern, 24 March 2026 – As trade ministers gather in Cameroon for the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) this week, a new international initiative is urging governments to confront an increasingly urgent question: what comes next if today’s agricultural trade rules can no longer deliver?

Global initiative urges rethink of WTO farm trade rules ahead of MC14

Yaoundé & Bern, 24 March 2026 – As trade ministers gather in Cameroon for the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) this week, a new international initiative is urging governments to confront an increasingly urgent question: what comes next if today’s agricultural trade rules can no longer deliver?

IATP responds to Supreme Court decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released a statement from Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Director of Trade and International Strategies, in response to the Supreme Court decision to strike down President Trump’s tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA):

IATP responds to Supreme Court decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released a statement from Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Director of Trade and International Strategies, in response to the Supreme Court decision to strike down President Trump’s tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA):

The New Farm Bill: In the face of farm crisis, this bill offers status quo and empty promises

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released the following statement from Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities, in response to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, House Agriculture Committee Republ

The New Farm Bill: In the face of farm crisis, this bill offers status quo and empty promises

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released the following statement from Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities, in response to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, House Agriculture Committee Republ

Farmer bailout package is a quick fix that fails to address systemic issues

MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farmer bailout package today, created to soften the blow of diminished export markets due to the administration’s own chaotic trade policies.

Farmer bailout package is a quick fix that fails to address systemic issues

MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration announced a $12 billion farmer bailout package today, created to soften the blow of diminished export markets due to the administration’s own chaotic trade policies.

Study finds COP30 climate pledges lean heavily on land-based carbon removal over reducing emissions by protecting forests

Belém, Brazil (12 November 2025) — An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit warns that countries are failing to carry out the core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation, and are instead pushing carbon removal schemes, such as large-scale tree planting, to levels that are far b

Study finds COP30 climate pledges lean heavily on land-based carbon removal over reducing emissions by protecting forests

Belém, Brazil (12 November 2025) — An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit warns that countries are failing to carry out the core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation, and are instead pushing carbon removal schemes, such as large-scale tree planting, to levels that are far b