Agricultural technology

IATP Comment to the OSTP Regarding the Coordinated Framework for Biotechnology Regulation

The following comment was submitted electronically to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on February 3, 2023 in response to a Request for Information on the subject of Identifying Ambiguities, Gaps, Inefficiencies, and Uncertainties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (C

Comments on the proposed trade pillar of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

To read the full letter to USTR Katherine Tai submitted on April 11, 2022, please download a PDF of the letter. 

Understanding the Agricultural Biotechnology Provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

After several years of negotiation, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA updated and in some respects significantly changed the original North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that had been in effect since January 1, 1994.

Para Comprender las Disposiciones Sobre Biotecnología Agrícola del Tratado Entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá

Lea la versión en inglés del informe político. / Read the English version of the policy brief. 

Letter on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Regulation of the Movement of GE Animals

Download a PDF of the letter sent to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on May 7, 2021. 

Another false start in Africa sold with Green Revolution myths

Originally published on IPS News on April 20, 2021. Read the Spanish translation here. 

AGRA Update: Withheld internal documents reveal no progress for Africa’s farmers

Internal evaluations carried out by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), recently obtained by the U.S. Right to Know (USRTK) campaign through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, show no new evidence that AGRA is making progress improving yields, incomes and food security for African farmers.

Agricultural knowledge and the future of food systems: The IAASTD project

Some 12 years ago, IATP contributed to a chapter of the first International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). About 400 authors contributed to a global report and five regionally specific reports produced with the help of two rounds of peer reviews of drafts.

House climate report sets path for 2021 — but is it enough?

With special thanks to Tara Ritter, Karen Hansen-Kuhn and Steve Suppan, who contributed to this article.

Failing Africa’s farmers: New report shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “failing on its own terms”

Fourteen years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with the goal of bringing Africa its own Green Revolution in agricultural productivity.