Publication archives

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Ben Lilliston
The visceral threats of the climate crisis, experienced through recent Midwest floods and California’s wildfi
farmer in soy field looking at farm
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Ben Lilliston
Dr. Steve Suppan
Tara Ritter
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
IATP submitted the following comment to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on November 21.  Download the full comment PDF.
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Tara Ritter
This blog was originally posted by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition on November 18, 2019. 
Crop Cover
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IATP
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has announced the retirement of Executive Director Juliette Majot. Ms. Majot, executive director since 2014, informed the board that she will retire in early 2020. She will work closely with the IATP board and staff to ensure a smooth transition in IATP leadership.  
Juliette Majot
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Dr. Steve Suppan
If the financial markets were a global plumbing system, inaccurate or incomplete financial reporting would be leaks in the system. A leak here or there wouldn’t disrupt the public’s understanding of the financial risks of their investments and the solvency of the major market players.
Stocks trading on the screen
Certain policies, strongly promoted by the Gates Foundation, open Africa to the multinational seed companies in the name of modernization, but they undermine climate resilience and food security for Africa’s small-scale farmers. Originally Published on Common Dreams, November 1, 2019
Free the Seeds Global Justice Now
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Dr. Steve Suppan
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Certain Swap Data Repository and Data Reporting Requirements 
The Climate Action Summit at the UN last month was widely considered a disappointment, failing to garner the kinds of government actions needed to address the climate crisis.
Rome Summit Takes Bold Step Toward Agroecology