Agriculture

IATP has been advocating for fair and sustainable agriculture and food systems for more than 35 years. Learn more about our agriculture work on our Agriculture & Food Systems page.

New report: Grain reserves hold promise in stabilizing global agriculture

Grain reserves could be an effective tool to address global hunger and stabilize agriculture markets.

Grain Reserves vs. World Hunger and Market Volatility

With world hunger surpassing one billion people, in a time of extreme market volatility, IATP's Sophia Murphy has authored a new report exploring the option of strategic food reserves.

The Cost of Palm Oil

"The day the (palm) seeds arrived in our country on the plane, I wondered, `what are these seeds?'" Matilda Pilacapio told us at a meeting in late September. Pilacapio is a human rights advocate from Milne Bay, Pap

Strategic Grain Reserves in an Era of Volatility

An analysis of current and historical uses of grain reserves and how they might be used at the international level to address volatility in agriculture markets.

Next stop: Barcelona

IATP's Anne Laure Constantin is blogging from Bangkok at the global climate talks.

IATP reports on Bangkok climate meeting

IATP President Jim Harkness just returned from Bangkok at the global climate talks. In this video, he reports on the state of the talks and what they could mean for agriculture. The video interview can be watched here.

Walking a tightrope: Secretary Vilsack on U.S. agricultural policy

On October 5, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Minneapolis to deliver the fifth and last Freeman Lecture at the University of Minnesota. The lecture’s namesake, Orville Freeman, was governor of Minnesota and then Secretary of Agriculture during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations (1960–68).

Can food reserves address global hunger?

Almost since the beginning of time, people have put food away in times of plenty to ensure they have food in times of need. Many countries, including the United States, have utilized food reserves over the years for a number of reasons like addressing hunger, stabilizing food prices and ensuring a fair return to farmers.

Building bridges between climate and agriculture in Bangkok

IATP's Jim Harkness and Anne Laure Constantin are in Bangkok at the global climate talks. Below, Anne Laure blogs on what is at stake for agriculture.

The risks for agriculture in global climate talks

IATP's Jim Harkness and Anne Laure Constantin are in Bangkok at the global climate talks. Below, Jim blogs on what is at stake for agriculture. “Fifty years: no Bangkok! In the sea! Hot, hot! Very hot!”

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