2025年1月14日 · 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 ...

16 小时之前 · Despite the profound impact climate change is already having on farmers and food production, governments have been slow to address escalating climate risks.

IATP has been advocating for fair and sustainable agriculture and food systems for more than 35 years. Learn more about our agriculture work on our Agriculture & Food Systems page.

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 …

2024年11月19日 · This fall, IATP expert staff and board members will dig deeper into a specific area of our work — from national policy to local food systems — and explain how each area of work is crucial to shaping the future of our food. We invite you to learn more about our work, our vision for the future and how you can help.

2024年12月4日 · Industrialized agricultural systems are energy-intensive, highly polluting and a major driver of the global climate crisis. Livestock in factory farms pump enormous quantities of potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, while synthetic fertilizers, produced using fossil fuels, emit the powerful greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Yet, in the U.S., the EU. and around the world, agriculture ...

2025年1月14日 · The food and farm system is vast, complex and global. The United States occupies an important role in the global food system, both as a nation of consumers and one of vast food and fiber production.

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 local-level policies favor industrialized …

IATP seeks major new policy directions and corresponding investments at the local, national and international level for a just transition for food and agriculture.

2024年1月29日 · As Congress drafts the next Farm Bill, it is important to understand the successes of two leading conservation programs and the opportunities for improvement so that as many farmers as possible can improve their land and their livelihoods.