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.

Precautionary Principle

New York Times | December 9, 2001 | By MICHAEL POLLAN

IATP Response to U.S. Embassy Memo to Croatia Concerning GMOs

A response from IATP correcting misleading assertions about GMOs in the U.S. Embassy memo to the Croatian government.

U.S. Says China Already Violating WTO Farm Trade Obligations

Inside US Trade | December 7, 2001

Bush Gives Tight-Fisted Support to Bigger Farm Subsidies

By ELIZABETH BECKER | New York Times WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 - President Bush jumped into the debate over American farm policy today, saying he supported generous federal subsidies for farmers as long as those payments stayed within the budget.

WTO Woes: Free-traders agree to a new `round"" of talks in Qatar but not much else.

By: David Moberg | In These Times

8 Months Prison Recommended for Jose Bove Over Destruction of GM Rice Plants

By: Tom Hargrove | PlanetRice.net November 26, 2001 MONTPELLIER, FRANCE--The state prosecutor requested on Nov. 23 that militant farmer Jose Bove be sentenced to 8 months in prison for ripping up a genetically modified rice field at a test laboratory.

Agriculture Progress Key for WTO New Round

United Press International | November 27, 2001 | By SONIA KOLESNIKOV, UPI Business Correspondent SINGAPORE - Progress in negotiations on agriculture issues will have to be made before the next World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting, in two years time, if the overall negotiations are to move forward, trade ministers for Singapore and New Zealand said Tuesday.