Publication archives

Feb 13, 2023

Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective continues their journey of empowerment and agroecology

by
Shiney Varghese
This article is the eighth in a series highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.
Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective
Feb 8, 2023

Minnesota Department of Agriculture Farm to School Grant Evaluation

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Nora Shields-Cutler
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Farm to School Grants allocated nearly $300,000 to Minnesota schools for local food purchases in 2021-22, awarding 27 total Farm to School grants. This evaluation report covers economic impact, grant administration, grantee successes and challenges.
Children receiving local foods in a school cafeteria.
Feb 7, 2023

NAFTA’s shadow of obstruction

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Investor rights in the expired North American Free Trade Agreement continue to undermine democratic decision-making and climate policy in Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
NAFTA flags
Feb 2, 2023

Planting the Seeds: A Farm to in-home Early Care Pilot Case Study

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Building on a long-standing partnership and a bedrock vision of a truly community-based food system, in 2020 the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) launched a new Farm to in-home Early Care initiative on the East side of St. Paul.
Children receiving vegetables
Jan 3, 2023

No Reason for Alarm over Mexico’s GM-Corn Ban

The following article was originally published by Food Tank on January 3, 2022. (A version of this article appears in Spanish in La Jornada del Campo/Una versión de
Corn field in Indiana
Dec 22, 2022

IATP Comments on Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act

by
Michael Happ
IATP submitted the following comment to the Natural Resources Conservation Service on implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 
Dec 20, 2022

Distorsionar los mercados en nombre del libre comercio

Read the policy brief in English here. 
Corn field
Dec 20, 2022

[WATCH] IATP: Transforming food systems for people & the planet

Since the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's founding in 1986, we have fought alongside allies for food systems that work for people and the planet. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany, IATP brings together policy experts united by a shared passion for healthy, just and resilient food systems.
IATP historical farm crisis image