Publication archives

May 3, 2021

Monsanto challenges Mexico glyphosate ban: IATP defends Mexico's right to regulate in the public interest

Since the Mexican government published its much-awaited presidential decree on New Year's Eve to restrict the use of the herbicide glyphosate and genetically modified corn, IATP has actively worked to defend the government against threats from U.S. agribusiness using the revised North American Free Trade Agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Maize field and farmer in Mexico
Apr 29, 2021

USDA Comment on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home

To read IATP's full comment to the USDA, please download a PDF of the comment. 
Apr 26, 2021

Reshaping supply management in the US: Looking North and South for inspiration

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
This article was originally published as part of the Disparity to Parity project, created by a group of farmers, activists, scholars, organizers, movement leaders and policy analysts united by a commitment to food, farm and land justice, resilience and wellbei
Farmer leading herd of cows
Apr 20, 2021

Agriculture’s role in President Biden’s climate pledge to the UN

by
Ben Lilliston
On Earth Day, April 22, President Biden will update the United States’ climate pledge to the United Nations at the Leaders Summit on the Climate with some of the world’s largest polluting countries in virtual at
Cows on a field captured by a drone
Apr 20, 2021

Another false start in Africa sold with Green Revolution myths

Originally published on IPS News on April 20, 2021. Read the Spanish translation here. 
Farm field in Africa
Apr 14, 2021

IATP statement on the death of Daunte Wright

by
IATP
On Sunday, Daunte Wright, a young Black father and member of our Minnesota community, was tragically and fatally shot by a policer officer in Brooklyn Center, a suburb of Minneapolis. Our thoughts are with the grieving loved ones and community of Daunte, whose life was taken senselessly and too soon.
Apr 9, 2021

Opening a window in the “Cathedral of the Green Revolution”

The article below is the full interview with José Graziano da Silva.
José Graziano da Silva
Apr 8, 2021

WEBINAR: A Call to Address Climate Change: Food Producer Perspectives on the Path Forward

by
IATP
This webinar focused on grassroot concerns about carbon markets in agriculture. As the climate crisis increasingly impacts rural communities in the U.S., corporate capture of the climate agenda threatens to undermine efforts to hold polluters accountable and bolster resilience in rural communities.