Since the 2007-8 food crisis, when spikes in prices for global commodity crops raised the specter of food shortages, Africa has seen a surge in funding to help local food producers grow more of the ...

In today’s analytics-driven world, it rarely feels like a lack of data is a concern. And yet, as farmers struggle to adjust to a changing climate that has led to an increased frequency of droughts, ...

Early signs suggested AGOA could spur economic and jobs growth, as trade volumes grew from $17 billion in the first year to $80 billion in 2008. Initially, AGOA enjoyed strong bipartisan support as ...

Cargill Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to sell its North Star Steel unit, including its St. Paul steel mill that employs 430 workers, to Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. of Canada in a deal valued at ...

This report takes a close look at the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a farmer-focused conservation cost-share program run by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the ...

A new donor-commissioned evaluation of the controversial Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) reveals serious shortcomings in the 15-year-old initiative’s efforts to “catalyze a farming ...

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is pleased to announce Sophia Murphy as IATP’s new executive director. Sophia is a leader on global food security, international trade and corporate ...

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. Rather than face that challenge directly, the Irish government is considering embracing a “no additional warming” approach to ...

The Republican budget passed earlier this month took a chainsaw to several foundational pillars that prop up the U.S. food system: public spending for those facing hunger; under-paid immigrant workers ...

Love them or hate them, there is no getting around how tariffs work — the country that imposes them pays for them. To repeat what is rapidly becoming household knowledge across the United States: ...

On May 23, 2024, IATP cohosted "Journey for Justice: A Global Movement to Empower Emerging Farmers" with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The event consisted of a film ...

Methane is a greenhouse gas (GHG) that is approximately 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. The livestock sector is the largest contributor to global methane emissions, ...