Publication archives

Oct 26, 2023

Video interview: An inside look into the CFS with IATP

This week, IATP Executive Director Sophia Murphy is in Rome at the United Na
CFS51 in Rome
Oct 24, 2023

Reflections on the Child and Adult Care Food Program

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Key Takeaways Providers appreciate that CACFP reimbursement reduces financial stress and allows them to incorporate local foods into their menus more easily.
HAFA food on table
Oct 23, 2023

The impact of California’s new climate accountability laws on food and agriculture companies

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Two new groundbreaking California laws will require companies doing business in California, including food and agriculture companies, to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related financial risk exposures and climate risk management plans.
California flag
Oct 20, 2023

Mexico’s corn defenders honored with environmental prize

The following article was originally published by Food Tank on October 16, 2023.
black and yellow corn
Oct 16, 2023

As global hunger remains intractable, food price volatility accelerates

by
Shiney Varghese
Dr. Steve Suppan
Today, more than 40 years after the first World Food Day,1 the problem of hunger remains intractable, in part, due to food price spikes and price volatility exacerbated by excessive speculation. Developing countries that are net food import dependent are most vulnerable to high degrees of price volatility.
Rice vendor in the Philippines by Paul Ricafrente
Oct 10, 2023

A week in the life of the climate movement

by
Sophia Murphy
In mid-September, New York hosted Climate Week NYC, an annual fixture hosted by an international nonprofit called the Climate Group in partnership with the United Nations (U.N.) and New York City.
NYC Climate March 2023
Sep 29, 2023

Reckless shutdown poses threats to farmers and the food system

MINNEAPOLIS—If Congress does not pass a spending bill and the United States federal government shuts down this Sunday, the shutdown will have wide ranging implications for U.S farmers and people facing hunger, as well as slow action to restore fairness in agriculture markets and combat the climate crisis.
Sep 28, 2023

Mexico’s quest for food sovereignty: An interview with Undersecretary of Agriculture Victor Suárez

When Mexicans take to the streets September 29 to celebrate National Corn Day, an annual commemoration of the iconic crop’s cultural, culinary and economic significance, they will be applauding the Mexican government’s recent moves to restrict genetically modified corn.
Farmer harvesting corn in Nuevo México, Chiapas.