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Ideas for the Next Administration

New Progressive Voices IATP offers ideas for the Obama administration on how to rejoin the global community and build a fair food and farm system through our work with the Progressive Ideas Network and the Backbone Campaign.

Rejoining the World Commentary | Sep 18 | PDF
New Progressive Voices: Values and Policies for the 21st Century
IATP's Jim Harkness on a fair food system

A Human Rights Vision for Food

World Food In the new report, Bridging the Divide, IATP's Carin Smaller and Sophia Murphy explain how to support a global food system that fulfills human rights obligations. The paper was written as part of the upcoming conference, Confronting the Global Food Challenge, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bridging the Divide: A Human Rights Vision for Global Food Trade Report | Nov 17 | PDF
More on Global Food Challenge conference

More: Fair trade

IATP Trade Observatory | Geneva Update: Documenting the WTO

Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production

munure spray small Consumers should choose foods produced without sewage sludge-based fertilizers.

Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF
Potential Health Impacts of Chemicals Found in Sludge Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF
Sludge-Based Fertilizer Products Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF

Tackling the Toxic Table

bread IATP's David Wallinga, M.D. offers ten ways you can support a healthier global food system.

Tackling the Toxic Table in a Global Economy Commentary | Nov 18 | PDF

More: Healthy food

IATP Health Observatory | Food and Health Program

Local Longer Campaign Launched

IATP and the Sow the Seeds Fund have launched the "Local Longer" campaign to help extend the growing season for farmers serving local markets in the Upper Midwest.

Food Stamps and Food Security

Carrots A new IATP report finds that food assistance programs can be improved to deliver both immediate benefits to those in need and help achieve long-term food security.

Food Stamps, Food Security and Public Health: Lessons from Minnesota Report | Jul 9 | PDF

More: Local food

IATP Ag Observatory | Local Foods Program

Speculation Contributed to Global Food Crisis

commodties exchange Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, finds a new IATP report.

Commodities Market Speculation: the Risk to Food Security and Agriculture Report | Nov 13 | PDF
Speculation a Major Contributor to Global Food Crisis, New Report Press release | Nov 13
Listen to John Nichols on Commodities Market Speculation Commentary | Nov 14

Reports

The Changing Climate for Food and Agriculture: A Literature Review
November 21 | PDF
- Acortando distancias: una visi�n para el comercio mundial de alimentos basada en los derechos humanos
November 18 | PDF
Att�nuer les divisions: une vision du commerce alimentaire mondial bas�e sur les droits humains
November 17 | PDF
Bridging the Divide: a human rights vision for global food trade
November 17 | PDF
Commodities Market Speculation: the Risk to Food Security and Agriculture
November 13 | PDF
More reports from IATP

Fact sheets

Local Foods and Climate Change: An Annotated List of Resources
October 24 | PDF
Sustainable Agriculture Versus Unregulated Financial Markets
October 23 | PDF
Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production
October 14 | PDF
Potential Health Impacts of Certain Persistant and Other Chemicals Detected in Sludge
October 14 | PDF
Sewage Sludge-Based Fertilizer Products
October 14 | PDF
More fact sheets from IATP

IATP News

November 2008
How the Obama administration can re-engage the world, the Rural African Summit, avoiding food grown with sludge fertilizer and more.

November 20
Marie Kulick talks about food grown with sewage sludge fertilizer, Shi Yan discusses organic farming in Minn. and Beninâ��s Dr. Simplice Davo Vodohue weighs in on the global food crisis.

Art and Healing: Body Burden

Art & Healing: Body Burden features gallery exhibitions, performances, dialogues and youth workshops that look at the connections between our bodies, our environment and our modern way of life. IATP's Kathleen Schuler speaks opening night. Intermedia Arts: November 20-January 9. Minneapolis.

Intermedia Arts

Our mission

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.