On February 19, IATP submitted comments to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Peasants, emphasizing the importance of protecting farmers’ Right to Seeds including the right to ...

On Tuesday, February 17, IATP along with more than 70 Minnesota-based civil society representatives participated in a private briefing meeting with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR ...

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has released the following statement from Michael Happ, Program Associate for ...

Minnesota has supported schools in purchasing local foods and equipment for more than a decade through the state’s Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Farm to School Grant Program, ...

Since the beginning of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, Mexico has experienced a dramatic deterioration in its ability to grow its own food. This has been particularly true for ...

The information in this document has been obtained from sources believed reliable and in good faith but any potential interpretation of this report as making an allegation against a specific company ...

The rising costs of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers, triggered by a spike in natural gas prices, has governments panicking about a catastrophic global food crisis. At the same time, new research ...

The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it's been in 70 years. In June, the price of ground beef rose over $6, the highest since the government started tracking in 1980. A smaller cattle herd has led to ...

As the world hurtles toward climate tipping points, few sectors of the global economy sit more squarely at the crossroads of vulnerability and responsibility than agriculture. Extreme weather events ...

Since IATP’s 2021 publication Closed Out: How U.S. farmers are denied access to conservation programs, there has been some positive development for conservation agriculture policy in the United States ...

As we navigate the changing political landscape, IATP remains committed to our principles, including evidence, public accountability and human dignity. We have created a hub for our work tracking the ...

Early signs suggested AGOA could spur economic and jobs growth, as trade volumes grew from $17 billion in the first year to $80 billion in 2008. Initially, AGOA enjoyed strong bipartisan support as ...