Publication archives

Jul 16, 2020

Public money to plunder the planet: development banks fund Big Meat and Dairy

by
Shefali Sharma
A flurry of recent news shows that international development banks have ramped up public money to factory farms and mega-dairies in the last decade.
factory farmed chicken
Jul 16, 2020

Submission to the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its Position Paper: EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025

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IATP
To read our submission to the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its Position Paper: EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025, please click here. 
Jul 10, 2020

Failing Africa’s farmers: New report shows Africa’s Green Revolution is “failing on its own terms”

Fourteen years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) with the goal of bringing Africa its own Green Revolution in agricultural productivity.
False Promises: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa cover image
Jul 10, 2020

A Defaut Des Agriculteurs Africains : Un Nouveau Rapport Montre Que La Revolution Verte Africaine “Échoue À Ses Propres Conditions”

Il y a quatorze ans, les fondations Bill et Melinda Gates et Rockefeller ont lancé l’Alliance pour une révolution verte en Afrique (AGRA) dans le but d’apporter à l’Afrique sa propre révolution verte en matière de productivité agricole.
Jun 22, 2020

Letter to the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

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Dr. Steve Suppan
Ben Lilliston
Tara Ritter
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Committee for seeking input on the climate crisis, the most critical challenge of our time. IATP is a 34-year-old non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IATP works to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
Jun 15, 2020

Milking the Planet

by
Shefali Sharma
Executive Summary
Milking the Planet cover
Jun 15, 2020

Time to hold agribusiness accountable for its climate footprint

by
Shefali Sharma
IATP’s new study on Big Dairy makes the connection between emissions and the rural crisis
Milking the Planet cover
Jun 4, 2020

Senate climate bill prioritizes markets over the climate

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Tara Ritter
Today, Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) introduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill that would create a certification program through USDA to facilitate farmer participation in voluntary carbon mark
Farm field