Publication archives

Apr 20, 2020

Revisiting Crisis by Design: Agriculture and water quality

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Dramatic increases in agricultural use of chemicals and fertilizers and growing concentration of livestock production since the 1980s, linked to increasing farm size and the shift from family farms to larger corporate agribusiness, have worsened water pollution.
Ditch
Apr 20, 2020

Revisiting Crisis by Design: Race, ethnicity, gender analysis and crisis by design

by
Shiney Varghese
Racial, ethnic and gender-based disparities in the U.S. agricultural and food system are most visible when we consider farm ownership and income farm operations.
Picking apples
Apr 20, 2020

Revisiting Crisis by Design: Globalization

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The consolidation of global and bilateral free trade agreements has empowered corporations to operate seamlessly across borders to the detriment of farmers and the environment.
Wheat
Apr 20, 2020

Revisiting Crisis by Design: Agricultural commodity exposure to financial market instruments and risks

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The interconnectedness between farmers and the financial system, as well as between agricultural commodities and price risk management tools, has increased dramatically in recent years.
Hog market
Apr 20, 2020

Revisiting Crisis By Design

by
IATP
Apr 8, 2020

USDA COVID-19 relief: Big Ag bigger and family farms forced out?

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Why is there $9.5 billion for livestock producers in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) signed by President Donald Trump on March 27?
rancher with cattle
Apr 3, 2020

Remembering Martin Khor

by
IATP
IATP pays tribute to Martin Khor (1951-2020) who passed away peacefully on April 1, 2020 in his home in Penang, Malaysia. So many of us at IATP, since its inception more than 30 years ago, have been touched, influenced and moved by Martin’s wisdom, analysis and leadership in the global trade, economic and environmental justice movement.
Martin Khor
Apr 2, 2020

IATP comment on the Zero Draft of the CFS Policy Recommendations on "Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable food systems that ensure food security and nutrition"

by
Shiney Varghese
To read the full letter, click to download.    To, Ambassador Mohammad Hossein Emadi, Chair, U.N. Committee on Food Security, Rome Dear Ambassador Mohammad Hossein Emadi: