IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Anne Laure Constantin are in Accra, Ghana for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XII meeting through April 24. They will be blogging periodically on events in Accra.
IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Anne Laure Constantin are in Accra, Ghana for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XII meeting through April 24. They will be blogging periodically on events in Accra.
IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Anne Laure Constantin are in Accra, Ghana for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) XII meeting through April 24. They will be blogging periodically on events in Accra.
This new paper by IATP finds that governments have been limited in their ability to help farmers take advantage of higher prices – due to free trade economics pushed by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization.
In this time of high agriculture prices, we know someone is making a lot of money. On the buying side of the farm chain, Cargill reports third quarter net earnings of over $1 billion this week, a 69 percent increase from last year.
The global food crisis is an opportunity for the international community to provide greater support for agriculture in countries that are struggling with hunger.
Ken Wu smiles like a man who kept on wearing his clothes long enough for them to come into fashion again.
Not only that, but some of the guys who sneered the first time around are now wearing them, too.
Last month, people called the city, outraged after a West Seattle man was suspected of cutting down 10 maple trees on public property to get a better view.
It was an apparent violation of city and state law and a parks department ordinance that protects environmentally sensitive land.
