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The WTO Can't Solve the Food Crisis
High Agriculture Prices and Rural Development
A New Era for Agriculture?
Time to Renegotiate NAFTA
Trade Rules and Biofuels
Biofuels Affecting BiodiversityIncreasing production of crops for biofuels is exacerbating agriculture's impact on biodiversity in many parts of the world, finds a new report by the IATP.
The Food Crisis and Presidential Politics
The Global System Needs a Makeover
Biological Globalization
Can Free Trade Cure All?WTO Director Pascal Lamy recently argued that free trade is the best insurance against volatile financial markets. In a new commentary, IATP's Alexandra Strickner and ATTAC's Christian Felber question whether trade expansion is the solution.
New WTO Ag Text Falls Short - Again
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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.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development should take steps to support agriculture and address price volatility, finds a new paper by IATP's Anne Laure Constantin.
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.
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.
International trade and investment rules will influence the future of the emerging biofuel sector, finds a new paper by IATP's Sophia Murphy.
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.
In a new article in Trade Insight, IATP's Carin Smaller writes that we need a new global system where financial and trade institutions work together with the United Nations to address global challenges.
First comprehensive book on bio-invasions from the leading Dutch environmental research organization, CLM.
Biological Globalisation: Bio-invasions and their impacts on nature, the economy and public health is a thorough and informative overview of all aspects of bioglobalisation. It describes its nature and scope, as well as history, drivers and mechanisms. Using vivid examples, the book addresses which species are likely to become invasive, which bioregions are vulnerable, and whether we can and should try to control bio-invasions
New draft agricultural trade rules at the World Trade Organization fail to repair a deeply flawed and unpopular negotiating agenda, says IATP.
A Fair Farm Bill for America
A Fair Farm Bill for the World
A Fair Farm Bill for Renewable Energy
A Fair Farm Bill for the World's Hungry
A Fair Farm Bill for Competitive Markets
A Fair Farm Bill for Public Health
A Fair Farm Bill and Immigration
A Fair Farm Bill for Conservation
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.
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.
Global 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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