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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.

WEBINAR: Connecting Sustainable Farmers to Emerging Health Care Markets -- A Hospital-Focused Presentation

Hospitals and hospital systems represent a sizable potential market for sustainable farmers, and interest in increasing purchases of local, sustainably produced food among hospitals and hospital systems is growing.

WEBINAR: Connecting Sustainable Farmers to Emerging Health Care Markets -- A Farmer-Focused Presentation

Hospitals and hospital systems represent a sizable potential market for sustainable farmers, and interest in increasing purchases of local, sustainably produced food among hospitals and hospital systems is growing.

WEBINAR: The Promises and Perils of Proposed US-EU Trade Deal for Food and Agriculture

Download the presentation slides: Karen Hansen-Kuhn Steve Suppan

The USDA plan for deregulating and privatizing meat and poultry inspection: A short history

Minneapolis, December 5, 2013 — In early November, the European Commission (EC) posted on its website a report evaluating Australian meat inspection. The upshot of the report will be to ban imports of Australian beef, pork and lamb because Australia allows companies producing meat products to also inspect them for safety.

NAFTA and U.S. farmers—20 years later

A Spanish version of this commentary originally appeared in La Jornada.

NAFTA at 20: State of the North American Farmer

Scaling up agroecology: A tool for policy

For those who see agroecological approaches as necessary for achieving the food, health, and environmental targets of post 2015 agenda, agroecology is not only central to maintaining ecosystem integrity, but also to realizing food sovereignty of those involved in food production and consumption.

IATP welcomes new staff

Pete Huff and Dr. M. Jahi Chappell have joined IATP’s staff this fall and together will be leading the organization’s efforts to further a sustainable, diversified and prosperous agriculture and food system.

Scaling Up Agroecology

If there was a silver lining in the disastrous 2007–2008 food price crisis, it was that it prompted governments and international donors to re-examine their priorities for agricultural development.

Sign-on letter in support of pollinator protection

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