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Dec 11, 2017

The Stubborn Persistence of U.S. Cotton Dumping

Sophia Murphy

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

IATP has tracked the dumping of U.S. agricultural commodities in international markets for over two decades. Agricultural commodity dumping is the sale of commodities abroad by agribusiness firms at prices below what it cost farmers to get those crops ready for sale.

Dec 11, 2017

NAFTA Negotiations: Eliminate ISDS for food and water security

Shiney Varghese

As the 6th round of NAFTA negotiations begin this week in Washington D.C, the controversy over exactly what a new agreement might involve (if there is one at all) continues to generate debate.

Dec 11, 2017

Investor State Dispute Settlement

Shiney Varghese

Read the full paper here. 

Dec 8, 2017

Food Reserves, Climate Adaptation and the World Trade Organization

Sophia Murphy

Ben Lilliston

At the global climate talks in Bonn, Germany last month, countries agreed for the first time on an agriculture work program designed to identify the best strategies to respond to climate change and protect food security. Nearly 80 percent of countries included agriculture in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.

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