Declaring food independence this July 4
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Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI), and current IATP Food and Society Fellow, is well-known for KGI’s Continue Reading
Financial reform important for agriculture
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With the death of Senator Robert Byrd, and the retreat of several Senate Republicans, the passage of financial reform now appears to be in doubt. Continue Reading
A final bite of kimchi?
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. is poised to make a renewed push for completion of a free trade agreement with South Korea. If the agreement moves ahead it will help President Obama make good on his pledge to double U.S. Continue Reading
Climate change and the World Cup
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To be in Brazil during the World Cup of futbol (soccer) is to see both a massive outpouring of national pride and mass marketing of the very first order. Museums will change their opening hours and churches will change the times they offer mass on any day that Brazil plays. Brazil will host the World Cup 2014. Continue Reading
Local food system: under contruction
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We know demand for more locally produced food is growing. A recent U.S. Continue Reading
The new climate debt
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As combined economic entities, members of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) exceed the size of most governments. Continue Reading
Food reserves: Deepening the debate in Europe
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I am back in the office after an exciting meeting on food reserves that IATP co-organized in Brussels, Belgium along with Collectif Stratégies Alimentaires and Oxfam Solidarity. A food reserve, simply described, is when food is set aside in times of plenty to be used in times of scarcity. Continue Reading
Chinese piggybusiness
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Thirty years ago, there were no agribusinesses in China. Today, private domestic agricultural firms are growing in number, in market share for agricultural goods and services, and in political and economic power. Foreign agribusiness firms and transnational corporations also operate in China, through joint ventures with domestic companies and as wholly-owned operations. In the pi Continue Reading
Exploring consumer cooperatives in China
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IATP President Jim Harkness reports from Beijing on a workshop on consumer cooperatives. See the full collection of photos from the workshop in the Facebook photo album.
River subsidy sidelines Minnesota agriculture
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Currently, the navigation infrastructure on the Mississippi costs the federal government an estimated $100 million a year to maintain – a subsidy that supports the export of Minnesota’s agricultural products. Now, the navigation industry is pushing for more: nearly $270 million.