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

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.

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):

Trump administration throws money at an emerging farm crisis, with no end in sight

On New Year’s Eve, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details for $11 billion of a $12 billion farm bailout plan.

USMCA in Review: 3 changes we want to see for more just, transparent trade policy

This week, IATP testified in hearings convened by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative on what should be addressed in the formal review of the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). The hearing followed written submissions from thousands of people. Those comments ranged from a few sentences to lengthy technical recommendations.

The End of AGOA? A time for a reset and diversification for the African Union

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is dead — at least for now, and some businesses in both the U.S.

Is the deal with China an agreement or a handshake?

Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a deal with China that would open up trade on precious minerals, lower tariffs, and increase agricultural purchases.

The Land Gap: Climate pledges favor unrealistic land-based carbon removal, ignoring our forests

This week, the University of Melbourne launched the second edition of The Land Gap Report, which looks closely at countries’ climate commitments and their implications for how land is to be used — and how forests need to be protected — to reach those targets.

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

Beyond soybeans and China, the U.S. farm economy is broken

The plight of U.S. soybean farmers and lost exports to China has splashed across headlines this fall. Trump administration trade chaos has exposed deeper problems with an export-focused agriculture economy.

UN committee creates space for collaborative responses in support of just food system transitions

Against the backdrop of multilateralism facing multiple challenges, and the UN remaining a spectator to unprecedented levels of unilateral coercive measures that are suffocating economies, obliterating communities, and impacting millions of lives in the Global South, Ukraine, and the Middle East, it was a relief to see governments coming together last week to adopt 