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Global Food Challenge
WTO fails on Doha, againTrade ministers to the World Trade Organization failed to make progress on the Doha Round at their Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 ministerial in Geneva. IATP's Anne Laure Constantin writes in the latest issue of Geneva Update that the world desperately needs a new way of doing business.
New Book on Land GrabsThe Woodrow Wilson International Center has published a new book on land grabs: the practice of transnational corporations and governments buying up farmland in developing countries. IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Sophia Murphy contribute a chapter on the implications of land grabs for food security and poverty reduction.
Big Biotech in the White HousePresident Obama has nominated two big biotech industry insiders to positions within the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. IATP and a broad range of partners are sending a petition to the President requesting that he withdraw these nominations to better represent the interests of people, rather than the biotech industry.
Food Reserves: Facing the Hunger ChallengeIATP and Action Aid hosted an important public briefing on October 15 in Washington, D.C. on food reserves and their potential to address global hunger. A new report by IATP's Sophia Murphy looks at how grain reserves could help stabilize global agriculture prices.
Free Trade in Agriculture: A Bad IdeaIATP's Sophia Murphy discusses the contrast between the promises, and actual outcomes, of free trade in agriculture while offering some alternatives in the July-August Issue of the Monthly Review.
Ideas on the Global Financial CrisisThe UN has organized a special commission to make recommendations on addressing the global financial crisis. IATP's Steve Suppan submitted comments on how better regulation of commodity speculation could effect food security. |
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IATP and others have co-authored a book entitled "The Global Food Challenge: Towards a Human Rights Approach to Trade and Investment Policies." The essays address global hunger, trade and the human right to food:
A study on the impact of trade liberalization on women throughout the world, focusing on the food system, agricultural markets and human rights.
One of the world's largest charities, CARE, rejected millions of dollars in U.S. food aid because of the system's inefficiency and inability to address long-term causes of hunger. An IATP report looks at those problemsÃ???and offers solutions.
Global Food Challenge
IATP explains the policies that have caused the food crisis and the solutions we need.
Green Chemistry
The Green Chemistry revolution is making safer products and protecting human health and the environment.
Local Foods
IATP analyzes the key policy and marketplace issues driving local food systems.
NAFTA
NAFTA leaves a huge footprint on the U.S. and the world. As Washington gears up for the debate, IATP analyzes what's at stake.
Water
From ethanol to privatization, water is a hot issue in trade and agriculture worldwide. Trade Observatory has document and headline collections dedicated to water issues.
Keep up-to-date on the latest trade issues at Think Forward.
September 11
In this edition of Radio Sustain, Brother David Andrews discusses international neeeds for human rights to food and water, Wayne Roberts explains the value of food policy councils in promoting civic support for sustainability, and filmmaker Ana Joanes discuss her documentary "Fresh."
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