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Oct 1, 2015

TPP’s shell game on dairy

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Trade ministers and negotiators are meeting this week in Atlanta in what might be the final round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Leaving aside the fact that they first announced a “final” round nearly two years ago, it does seem that they are down to a few sticking points.

Sep 17, 2015

Comment on the draft paper 'Climate Smart Agriculture in Feed the Future Programs'

Comment on the draft paper on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture in Feed the Future Programs’ developed with feedback from across USAID and other U.S. government agencies.

Aug 26, 2015

Where have all the dead chickens gone?

Dale Wiehoff

If predictions are correct that another round of avian flu will hit this fall, we need to quickly step back and take a hard look at how last spring’s avian influenza disaster played out.  A question that is getting little attention is what happened to the almost 50 million dead birds and the risks associated with their disposal?

Aug 17, 2015

Financing climate resilience through agroecology

Ben Lilliston

When it comes to climate change, money can’t solve everything, but it can help. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is one of the most promising new vehicles to finance climate initiatives in developing countries already particularly hard hit by extreme weather.

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