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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Comments on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Waukon Dairy

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for Riverview’s proposed Waukon Dairy in Norman County. 

Pressure builds on Gates Foundation, AGRA for accountability

It has now been nine months since I first asked staff at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) for data on its beneficiaries and impacts for my background paper for the July 10 report, “Fa

“Gates to a Global Empire” Report Launch and Online Conference

October 14th, 2020

Navdanya International will launch its new Global Citizens’ Report “Gates to a Global Empire," which combines contributions from civil society leaders and organizations in cross-sectoral fields and testimonials from civil society movements across the world. The report casts a light on the dangers of philanthro-capitalism, which is boosting the corporate takeover of our seed, agriculture, food, knowledge and global health systems. A panel of contributing authors will present the report:

US-UK trade deal is a threat to food and farmers

IATP submits evidence on trade bill to the House of Lords                          

World Food Day 2020 with Global Minnesota

October 16th, 2020

On World Food Day 2020 (October 16), Global Minnesota is hosting a virtual conference on global food topics including: hunger relief, regenerative agriculture and sustainable development, food security and safety, the impacts of climate change, and more. October 16 marks the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), created in 1945. Each year on World Food Day, people around the world honor the important milestone of its founding.

2019 Press Releases

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USFSA Letter to US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture

IATP is a member of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) and participated in the collaboration process to develop this letter. USFSA is a network of 50+ grassroots organizations and grassroots supportive organizations and published this open letter denouncing the U.S.

U.S. Farmers Call Out U.S. Ambassador for Pushing Agribusiness Agenda and Attacking Agroecology at the United Nations

A national alliance of farmers, workers, and fishers says agroecology and the human right to food are needed now more than ever to stop climate change and ensure that everyone has access to healthy, nutritious food

EU groups demand farm policy to support a Green Deal

Two hundred and fifty civil society organizations across Europe, including IATP and other food and farm groups, sent a letter to the heads of the European Commission, Parliament and Council on September 30 to express their strong alarm at the current state of neg

New rules weaken protections for rural communities and the climate

One of the nation’s bedrock environmental protections is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and it’s particularly critical for rural communities.