Agriculture

Minnesota agriculture emissions: The CAFO challenge

The latest biennial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) shows major emission reductions since the last report, finding a 23% reduction in overall emissions from 2005-2020. However, it will be difficult to reduce agriculture emissions significantly without addressing the state’s continued reliance on and expansion of CAFOs.

Synergies among agroecological transitions and the UN Decades on Water and Nutrition

The United Nations 2023 Water Conference — formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the U.N. Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) — takes place in New York this week, from March 22-24, 2023, nearly five decades after the first U.N.

Joint request for increased Minnesota agriculture budget

The following letter was delivered on March 21, 2023 to the Minnesota House and Senate leadership.  Dear Minnesota House and Senate Leadership,

Minnesota should increase agriculture budget to deliver for famers, communities and rural Minnesota

Today, leading Minnesota organizations on hunger relief and agriculture submitted a letter to the Minnesota House and Senate leadership, urging legislators to increase the 2023 agriculture budget to invest in our farmers and food systems.

IATP 2023 Farm Bill Submission

The following submission was submitted to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chair Debbie Stabenow & Ranking Member John Boozman on Friday, March 17, 2023. 

Twelve problems with the European Commission’s proposal for a Carbon Removal Certification Framework

This policy brief outlines 12 major concerns regarding the EC’s CRCF proposal, including overarching problems with the proposal and issues related to the agriculture and land sector.

Letter to the SEC on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

The following letter was sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on March 15, 2023. 

Agroecology is the transformation needed for LDC food sovereignty

Doha, Qatar—Meeting in Doha for the 5th United Nations Least Developed Countries (LDC) Conference 4-9 March, civil society organizations (CSOs) from around the world organized a panel to present and discuss the challenges that face LDC agriculture, the promise of agroecology and the importance of investing in agroecological practices to build food sovereignty.

Least Developed Countries Conference Provides Opportunity to Advance Agroecological Transitions

Doha, Qatar—From March 4-9, United Nations officials and diplomats, together with Heads of States from U.N.-designated Least Developed Countries (LDCs), civil society organizations, parliamentarians and the private sector will gather in Doha for the 5th U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries (U.N. LDC5).

Agroecology, food sovereignty and the 5th U.N. Conference for Least Developed Countries

On March 5, the United Nation’s 5th Least Developed Countries (LDC) Decade of Action Conference will formally open in Doha, Qatar. IATP will be there, together with an anticipated 600 or so others from civil society, mingling with Heads of LDC states and their staff, a variety of U.N.