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Time for a New Global Contract

New Global Contract The collapse of the WTO's Doha talks shows the urgent need for a new system of global rules that prioritizes basic human rights, international development and the environment. IATP's New Global Contract series highlights alternatives to our system of global governance.

Biofuels Affecting Biodiversity

A new report by IATP finds that increasing production of crops for biofuels is exacerbating agriculture's impact on biodiversity in many parts of the world.

Global Food Safety Takes Center Stage

Rooster IATP's new e-newsletter, Global Food Safety Monitor, reports on the U.S.- Korean beef dispute, the U.S.-China food safety agreement and U.S. chicken exports.

WTO Failing Food Aid

Food Aid The latest WTO text on food aid would allow an inefficient and trade distorting U.S. system to continue. IATP, Canadian Foodgrains Bank and Oxfam America have written trade ministers calling for limits on the sale of food aid.

WTO, Farm Bill and the Status Quo

World Food The 2008 U.S. Farm Bill and proposed new agriculture trade rules at the WTO will largely continue the status quo, write IATP's Sophia Murphy and Steve Suppan. Both developments point to the need to rethink agriculture trade policy in the U.S. and around the world.

Bush Admin Exporting Flawed Food Safety System

Cow The Bush Administration's proposed import food safety system prioritizes trade over public health, finds a new report by IATP's Steve Suppan.

Trade Rules and Biofuels

Biofuels International trade and investment rules will influence the future of the emerging biofuel sector, finds a new paper by IATP's Sophia Murphy.

New Vision for Trade in the U.S.

Over 50 members of Congress have endorsed a new vision for trade that includes a review of existing agreements and principles to guide future trade deals, including support for family farmers in all countries.

IATP at FAO Meeting on Food Crisis

hungry people The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is meeting on the food crisis in Rome, June 3-5. The directors of the WTO, World Bank and UN will be attending. So will IATP's Carin Smaller - and she'll be blogging about events inside and outside the meeting.

Food, Water and Climate Challenges

In a new commentary, IATP's Shiney Varghese explores the interaction between the current food crisis, access to water and climate change.

Time to Renegotiate NAFTA

NAFTA conference After over a decade of living with NAFTA, it's time to address the inequities caused by this devastating free trade agreement, writes IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch.
Geneva Update: Documenting the WTO
Geneva Update

World Trade Organization talks to complete the Doha Round of negotiations have collapsed. It is time for a new multilateralism to address the urgent challenges the world must face. IATP's Trade Information Project in Geneva comments.

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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.

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.

Why Free Trade Won't Solve the Food Crisis

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.

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The Food Crisis and Presidential Politics

We have heard little from U.S. Presidential candidates on how they would address the growing food crisis. IATP's Alexandra Spieldoch and Dennis Olson explain how the next Administration could make a difference.

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Food Aid Emergency

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.

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The WTO Can't Solve the Food Crisis

WTO Director General Pascal Lamy claims that the Doha Round can help solve the food crisis. IATP lays out seven reasons why he's wrong.

A Row to Hoe

High Agriculture Prices and Rural Development

Global institutions should take steps to support agriculture and address price volatility, finds a new paper by IATP's Anne Laure Constantin.

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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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A Row to Hoe

A Row to Hoe A study on the impact of trade liberalization on women throughout the world, focusing on the food system, agricultural markets and human rights.

Rejecting U.S. Food Aid

Food Aid 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.

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Global DialogueGlobal Dialogue
IATP's Global Dialogue Project is a partnership that focuses on alternatives for U.S. and EU agricultural, food and energy policy.

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The Green Chemistry revolution is making safer products and protecting human health and the environment.

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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.

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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.

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July 24
Special Food Crisis Edition: Sophia Murphy on the causes of the food crisis, Carin Smaller on what's being done, and Anne Laure Constantin on the benefits of higher food prices.