Agriculture

Open letter to the European Commission on sustainable carbon cycles

To read the full letter to the European Commission – Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans on sustainable carbon cycles, download a PDF of the letter. 

[Watch] Disparity to Parity to Solidarity: Justice in International Trade & Ag Policy

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IATP letter to the FCA on its Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan

To read the full letter, please download a PDF. 

IATP letter to the FCA on the bank liquidity reserve rule

Download a PDF of the letter to Kevin J.

India’s historic farmers strike scores a win against Modi government on its one-year anniversary

Updated on December 7, 2021

IATP comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on the "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions"

To read the full comment, please download a PDF of the comment.  Dear Chair Mallory:

Time to change course, not double down on failing Green Revolution

Op-ed originally published in Expression Africa on November 15, 2021. 

Countries come up short again at COP26, agriculture largely sidelined

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—The logistic and pandemic-challenged United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded this weekend.

Magical thinking on fertilizer and climate change

The following article was originally published on IPS News on November 9, 2021.  As world leaders wrap up the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, new scientific research shows that there is still a great deal of magical thinking about the contribution of fertilizer to global warming.

Will EPA’s forever chemical plan leave farmers behind?

IATP’s case study of Maine’s PFAS actions illustrates need for states to act promptly to protect farms, food and public health