In global climate negotiations: Agriculture not just one more sector

Any international negotiations or initiatives on climate change and agriculture must begin with recognition of the multifunctionality of agriculture. It is not just one more sector.

Biomass Crop Assistance Program needs clarification, improvemement, says IATP

Minneapolis – The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) must undergo significant revision before the program’s next phase is launched, said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in comments submitted on April 8 to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Response to request for input on human rights obligations in the context of private-sector participation in the provision of water and sanitation services

Which obligations do States bear in the context of private sector participation in the provision of water and sanitation services? What should the regulatory framework put into place by States provide for? Apart from regulation, what additional measures, structures and institutions are necessary?

Testimony by Steve Suppan at the Hearing on Nanotechnologies, Housing and Public Health Committee, MN House of Representatives

IATP's Dr. Steve Suppan testified before the Hearing on Nanotechnologies, Housing and Public Health Committee at the Minnesota House of Representatives. He shared IATP's views about some of general regulatory and legislative challenges presented by nanotechnologies.

Speculating on Carbon Fact Sheet

This fact sheet is a summary of "Speculating on Carbon: The Next Toxic Asset" which was one of a series of issue briefing papers IATP produced for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen. A Spanish translation is also included below.  

Comment on the Comprehensive Framework for Action on the Global Food Crisis

A comment from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy to the UN High Level Task Force on responding to the global food crisis.

Colonialism is not dead

A version of this commentary by IATP's Dennis Keeney and Sophia Murphy appeared in the March 20, 2010 issue of the Des Moines Register and the Global Policy Forum.

NAFTA: Fueling Market Concentration in Agriculture

This fact sheet includes testimonies from farm group representatives in the U.S., Canada and Mexico on the role of the North American Free Trade Agreement in further concentrating agriculture markets.

Farm to school efforts double in Minnesota: Demand from students, farmers and schools grows for farm to school programs

Minneapolis – The number of Minnesota school districts purchasing fresh food from local farms has more than doubled in the last 15 months, according to a survey released today by the Minnesota School Nutrition Association (MSNA) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Farm to School in Minnesota: A Survey of School Food Service Leaders

About this survey