Feb 10, 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 ...

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 ...

Jan 8, 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 ...

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.

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 …

Kate Hoff came to IATP in 1993 as a temp—and stayed. She is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of foundation, individual and government support, and special events.

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 ...

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 …

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IATP has been a leader in the Farm to School and Farm to Early Care movement in Minnesota. We have supported programmatic implementation, policy support, and resource creation to support gardening, purchasing local foods, and helping kids learn about food and farming.