Publication archives

Jun 27, 2012

U.S. Water Policy Still All Wet

by
Shiney Varghese
This article by Shiney Varghese was published on June 27, 2012 in Foreign Policy in Focus.
Jun 26, 2012

The freshest for the youngest

by
JoAnne Berkenkamp
Madeline Kastler
 IATP is pleased to announce our new partnership with child-care provider New Horizon Academy (NHA) and the launch of our Farm to Child Care pilot program (press release).
The freshest for the youngest
Jun 22, 2012

Human rights and Rio+20

by
Shiney Varghese
Today is the last day of the U.N Conference on Sustainable Development that is taking place in Rio de Janiero from June 20 to 22 of June.
Jun 21, 2012

Food, finance and climate crises are fundamental failures, not short-term glitches

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
As the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos came to a close yesterday, various civil society observers expressed their disappointment at the lack of ambition in the leaders’ statement, particularly on food security and food price volatility.
Jun 19, 2012

The G-20 agricultural agenda: Agricultural productivity growth in a vacuum

by
Sophia Murphy
When the Heads of State of the G-20 countries meet in Los Cabos, Mexico on June 18–19, they will have plenty to discuss—not least, the fragile global economy and the instability of international finance. Food security is on their agenda as well.
Jun 18, 2012

Farm to Child Care: A no-brainer for healthy kids

by
JoAnne Berkenkamp
You’ve heard the numbers: 30 percent of American kids between the ages of 2 and 5 are either overweight or obese. Overweight children and adolescents suffer disproportionately from diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis, bone and joint problems, and sleep apnea. Further, overweight youth have an estimated 70–80 percent chance of becoming obese adults.
Jun 18, 2012

Farm to Child Care: Opportunities and Challenges for Connecting Young Children with Local Foods and Farmers

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Farm to Child Care: Opportunities and Challenges for Connecting Young Children with Local Foods and Farmers
Jun 15, 2012

Climate change, food security and the G-20

From north to south, Mexican farmers are facing some of the most severe climate instability they’ve ever confronted. The northern states are suffering from what the Mexican government has called the worst drought the country has ever experienced; rain just won’t fall, and the crops that have been planted have dried up.