Jan 29, 2025 · As we navigate the changing political landscape, IATP remains committed to our principles, including evidence, public accountability and human dignity. We have created a hub for our work tracking the administration’s actions and analyzing their impacts. Global livestock and agricultural input ...

IATP envisions agriculture, trade and food systems that are good for people, farmers and food system workers, ecosystems and social justice globally. IATP is built on the power of systems thinking. We organize our work into three core areas that are …

Feb 3, 2025 · Many government agencies direct policies that affect our food and agriculture system in various ways, from farm programs that benefit the environment, to competition and fairness in agriculture markets, to responses to the climate crisis. For key Trump Administration nominees that oversee government ...

Jan 29, 2025 · This report examines the strategies of 14 meat and dairy companies and four agricultural input companies supplying fertilizer, pesticides, seeds and feed, focusing on two elements: the potential to deliver genuine emissions reductions and the support provided to farmers to make this transition happen.

Jan 29, 2025 · 1. Introduction. Our global food system contributes a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while GHG emissions occurring on farms account for nearly half of that. Curbing these emissions is a prerequisite to avoiding the worst effects of the climate crisis. Notwithstanding this sizable contribution to GHG emissions, except for the attempt to address deforestation driven by ...

11 hours ago · Mexico’s bold plan to transform its food system toward healthier, more sustainably produced foods that support rural livelihoods and respect the country’s cultural heritage is an essential example of food sovereignty. That expression of sovereignty ran headlong into the rules in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that treat the food we eat as mere commodities to …

Jan 30, 2025 · Despite the profound impact climate change is already having on farmers and food production, governments have been slow to address escalating climate risks. Too often, climate policies such as carbon markets treat agriculture narrowly as an offset for polluters. A number of new policies take a more comprehensive and holistic approach to …

Jan 17, 2025 · The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is about policy. Our work centers on how public institutions and policies can reshape food, farm and trade systems for the good of people and the planet. For example, we document unmet demand by farmers for public conservation programs and make the case ...

Our food systems should balance competing needs, from protecting decent livelihoods for farmers and food workers, to protecting our soil and water from depletion and pollution. Agroecological and community-based food systems center that balancing act. However, current national, international and ...

The concept of a just transition has a long history, coming out of the labor, climate justice, Indigenous peoples, and fossil-fuel dependent communities. More recently, policymakers and civil society organizations in different parts of the world are proposing a just transition for agriculture and food systems.