Agriculture

The July Framework: Failing the Development Agenda

This analysis focus on the Framework agreement reached by the WTO in July 2004. The analysis compares proposals made for agriculture with objectives set out by governments at the fourth WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar in 2001.

Report of mini-Ministerial, Dalian, China 12-13 July 2005

Report of the outcome of the mini-Ministerial Meeting held in Dalian, China 12-13 July 2005. The meeting was a key point in the negotiations in the run up to the July General Council and the 6th Ministerial Conference to be held in Hong Kong December 2005.

WTO Agricultural Negotiations: The New Blue Box Proposal on Domestic Support and the Doha Development Round

CAFTA's Impact on U.S. Ethanol Market

The U.S. ethanol industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Much of this growth in the Midwest has been financed and fueled by local investments, primarily from family farmers, who own collectively over half of the 84 ethanol plants. These plants provide risk mitigation and a preferred market for corn farmers, new jobs and income streams for rural communities.

Eye on America: Social Watch 1997-2004

IATP has compiled our contributions to SocialWatch between the years 1997-2004.

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Opposes DR-CAFTA

Letter to members of Congress opposing DR-CAFTA from members of the ethanol industry.

CAFTA-NAFTA: Don't Be Fooled Again

The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is modeled directly on NAFTA. The supporters of NAFTA's deregulation of national borders promised farmers they would "export their way to prosperity". After eleven years of NAFTA this line of thinking was exposed as a myth as farmers watched crop prices for major commodities decline, and now CAFTA would continue the same pattern.

Minnesota Ranks Third in Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Animal Feed, New Report Estimates

Minnesota ranks third in the country in its estimated annual use of antibiotics important in human medicine as feed additives for chicken, swine and beef cattle, according to a new report released today by Environmental Defense.

Healthy Food, Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Communities

Hospitals around the country are starting to follow their own advice to patients about the importance of a beneficial diet by offering fresh, healthy food at their facilities.

Sweet or Sour? The U.S. Sugar Program and the Threats Posed by the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Program

The U.S. sugar program is the only major U.S.commodity program that guarantees fair prices to farmers, operates at no cost to tax payers and prevents export dumping at below the cost of production. In other words, it balances supply and demand.