As global food prices rise, so have the number of hungry people around the world. IATP explains the policies that have caused the food crisis and the solutions we need.

Groups Call for Obama to Address Speculation

trading floor IATP and over 180 organizations wrote President Obama and Congressional leaders calling for action on commodity speculation. Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, according to an IATP report.

Ideas on the Global Financial Crisis

The 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.

Madrid Meeting on Food Crisis Lacked Clarity

wheat A high level UN meeting to address the global food crisis ended with encouraging statements, but lacked a clear path forward. IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Anne Laure Constantin attended the meeting.

The Food Crisis and Global Institutions

The food crisis should move us toward a new era of global cooperation, one that is democratic and accountable to people and the planet, writes IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch for Foreign Policy in Focus.

The WTO and the Food Crisis

eggs In September, IATP convened a high level meeting at the WTO Public Forum to discuss the food crisis. Representatives from the IMF, UN, India's Ambassador to the WTO, the Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty and the Canadian Dairy Farmers participated.

NGOs Call for Real Solutions to the Global Food Crisis

Over 230 NGOs, including IATP, outlined five ways to address the global food crisis in a letter to ministers attending the FAO meeting in Rome on food security.

Food Aid Emergency

bread For people experiencing hunger, a long-term solution to the food crisis won't come quickly enough. The UN and donor countries can make emergency food assistance more effective, writes IATP's Sophia Murphy for Foreign Policy in Focus.

U.S. and EU Bear Special Responsibility for Global Food Crisis

Policies enacted by the U.S. and the EU, and aggressively pushed through global institutions, laid the ground for the ongoing food crisis, finds a new report by IATP and CIDSE.

A Sustainable Response to Crises

Responding to the water, food and climate crises requires an integrated approach toward more sustainable practices in agriculture, finds a new IATP report by Shiney Varghese. The World Water Forum this week in Istanbul offers an opportunity to address these challenges together.

The G-8's Missed Opportunity on Hunger

When G-8 Agriculture Ministers met in Italy in April, they failed to shift course from economic policies that have created the global food crisis.

Will the World Be Able to Feed Itself in 2050?

IATP's Sophia Murphy recently gave a talk as part of the One Just World series on why trade is not the solution to food security. Read her blog entry about the forum and the full version of her talk.

Why Free Trade Won't Solve the Food Crisis

World Food In the latest issue of Food Ethics magazine, IATP's Sophia Murphy explains why free trade policies have increased price volatility for agriculture and maps out a new path to address the food crisis.

A New Era for Agriculture?

An international assessment finds the world needs more small farms and greater diversification to cope with hunger and climate change. IATP's Steve Suppan was a lead author for the policy options chapter of this groundbreaking report.


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