Publication archives

Sep 23, 2019

Nature-based Solutions for Livestock

by
Shefali Sharma
Three major scientific reports published in the past year—the IPCC Land Report, the IPBES Global Assessment and the IPCC 1.5°C Report—confirm what agriculture and food activists have been warning for years: our food system is broken and government action without further delay is necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change. The IPCC estimates that our current global food system emits b
cow illustration
Sep 23, 2019

The climate crisis requires government action: regulate Big Ag, transition to agroecology

by
Shefali Sharma
As world leaders gather at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in New York, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), in its new publication, calls on U.N.
Cows grazing
Sep 20, 2019

We’re All in the Same Lifeboat Now: Climate change comes for farmers, from Mozambique to Iowa

It felt ominous when I was in Iowa in March that both Iowa and Mozambique were underwater from cyclone-induced flooding widely attributed to climate change. I’d studied and written about both places in my recent book.
Iowa Flood Sign
Sep 20, 2019

We’re All in the Same Lifeboat Now: Climate change comes for farmers — from Mozambique to Iowa

It felt ominous when I was in Iowa in March that both Iowa and Mozambique were underwater from cyclone-induced flooding widely attributed to climate change. I’d studied and written about both places in my recent book.
Iowa Flood Sign
Sep 4, 2019

FAQ on tariffs

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
What is a tariff? A tariff is a tax on goods imported into a country. Like other federal taxes, it is collected by the importing government and goes into the general revenue account at the U.S. Treasury.
Sep 4, 2019

Trade Policy FAQ: Key Trade Terms and Current Issues

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
What is “fast track”?
Sep 4, 2019

Trade basics: New series of FAQs on trade policies

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Trade has been in the news a lot lately, whether because of the latest threats of tariffs or the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or other smaller, bilateral deals. All too often, trade among nations and trade agreements are written about as if expanding trade or locking in trade deals were ends in themselves.
Container ship on the Mississippi
Sep 2, 2019

Mexico’s move toward food self-sufficiency confronts GMOs

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Amidst various news cycles of absurd demands and hateful reactions in the U.S., I was recently struck by some hopeful news of civility and constructive engagement from Mexico.
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