Publication archives

Oct 6, 2015

Food Import Re-Inspection and the “High Standards” of 21st Century Trade Agreements

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Minneapolis, October 6, 2015 — Proponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreements often refer to the “high standards” that are reportedly contained in the draft negotiating texts.1 There is no way to verify U.S.
Oct 6, 2015

Black Farmers' Lives Matter: Defending African-American Land and Agriculture in the Deep South

This is part of a blog series around the 2015 U.S. Food Sovereignty Prize, which will be presented in Des Moines on October 14, 2015. The Food Sovereignty Prize is awarded by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, which IATP is a member organization.
Oct 2, 2015

Dairy producers reject their inclusion in the Trans Pacific Partnership

English translation of original post by La Jornada
Oct 1, 2015

TPP’s shell game on dairy

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Trade ministers and negotiators are meeting this week in Atlanta in what might be the final round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Leaving aside the fact that they first announced a “final” round nearly two years ago, it does seem that they are down to a few sticking points.
Sep 30, 2015

What’s wrong with “climate smart” agriculture?

by
Ben Lilliston
One year after it was launched at the UN Climate Summit in New York, the controversial Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (GACSA) is at the center of an emerging international debate.
Sep 28, 2015

Globalizing resistance, resilience and hope through agroecology

by
Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
IATP’s long-time ally in Mexico, ANEC (the National Association of Producers' Enterprises) held a three-day conference recently (Aug. 31 – Sept.
Sep 17, 2015

Comment on the draft paper 'Climate Smart Agriculture in Feed the Future Programs'

Comment on the draft paper on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture in Feed the Future Programs’ developed with feedback from across USAID and other U.S. government agencies.
Sep 16, 2015

Tension Between Local Laws and Global Commitments

At the end of July, trade negotiators and ministers representing 12 Pacific Rim countries failed to reach agreements on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), leaving the negotiations hanging.