Reports

A Risky Proposition

In the last year, the U.S. has experienced some of the most severe floods and droughts in recent history.

Agroecology and Advocacy: Innovations in Asia

Executive Summary

Elusive Promises of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project

Prefaced, summarized and excerpted by Steve Suppan from research in progress by Shefali Sharma.

Racing Ahead: U.S. Agri-Nanotechnology in the Absence of Regulation

This IATP report examines food and agricultural applications of nanotechnology, such as coatings used on fruits and vegetables to preserve shelf life, and details possible hazards to human health and the environment if they are marketed without pre-market safety assessment and post-market surveillance.

Grower Perspectives on Farm to School in Minnesota

As part of our work on Farm to School, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) conducted an electronic survey of growers interested in Farm to School in Spring 2011. The survey was designed to assess growers’ perceptions of Farm to School, interest levels, challenges, aspirations and strategies that could enable growers to benefit more fully from this growing market.

Feeding China’s Pigs: Implications for the Environment, China’s Smallholder Farmers and Food Security

Executive Summary

Excessive Speculation in Agriculture Commodities

Foreword

Buying Better Chicken: A Resource to buying chicken Raised without Antibiotics and Arsenic for Schools, Hospitals and Other Purchasers

This chart is based on information provided directly by producers and suppliers via websites and phone interviews, via producer listings on certifier and eco-label websites, and by extrapolation from our knowledge of standards used by certifiers and eco-labels.

Dietary Sources of Chemical Exposure and Opportunities for Exposure Reduction

This report was undertaken by IATP for the Kaiser Permanente's Environmental Stewardship Public Education Campaign to develop an approach to promote actions in communities to reduce their exposure to environmental toxins in the food chain.

Electronic Benefits at Three Farmers Markets in Minneapolis: An Analysis of the 2010 Pilot Program

Executive Summary