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Ideas for the Next Administration

New Progressive Voices IATP offers ideas for the Obama administration on how to rejoin the global community and build a fair food and farm system through our work with the Progressive Ideas Network and the Backbone Campaign.

Rejoining the World Commentary | Sep 18 | PDF
New Progressive Voices: Values and Policies for the 21st Century
IATP's Jim Harkness on a fair food system

A Human Rights Vision for Food

World Food In the new report, Bridging the Divide, IATP's Carin Smaller and Sophia Murphy explain how to support a global food system that fulfills human rights obligations. The paper was written as part of the upcoming conference, Confronting the Global Food Challenge, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bridging the Divide: A Human Rights Vision for Global Food Trade Report | Nov 17 | PDF
More on Global Food Challenge conference

More: Fair trade

IATP Trade Observatory | Geneva Update: Documenting the WTO

New Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production

manure Consumers should choose foods produced without sludge and avoid sludge-based fertilizers in home gardens, finds a new consumer guide by IATP. The guide explains how chemicals found in sewage sludge enter the food chain.

New Consumer Guide Points to Health and Environmental Risks of Sludge Use in Food Production Press release | Oct 14 | PDF
Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF
Potential Health Impacts of Chemicals Found in Sludge Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF
Sewage Sludge-Based Fertilizer Products Fact sheet | Oct 14 | PDF
Audio interview with author Marie Kulick

A World of Possibilities: Green Purchasing

Carrots As more institutions switch to green purchasing, how are hospitals keeping up? IATP's David Wallinga, M.D., discusses healthy hospitals, local food and more on a radio segment featuring experts on green purchasing.

More: Healthy food

IATP Health Observatory | Food and Health Program

Local Longer Campaign Launched

IATP and the Sow the Seeds Fund have launched the "Local Longer" campaign to help extend the growing season for farmers serving local markets in the Upper Midwest.

Food Stamps and Food Security

Carrots A new IATP report finds that food assistance programs can be improved to deliver both immediate benefits to those in need and help achieve long-term food security.

Food Stamps, Food Security and Public Health: Lessons from Minnesota Report | Jul 9 | PDF

More: Local food

IATP Ag Observatory | Local Foods Program

Speculation Contributed to Global Food Crisis

commodties exchange Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, finds a new IATP report.

Commodities Market Speculation: the Risk to Food Security and Agriculture Report | Nov 13 | PDF
Speculation a Major Contributor to Global Food Crisis, New Report Press release | Nov 13
Listen to John Nichols on Commodities Market Speculation Commentary | Nov 14


Reports Bridging the Divide: a human rights vision for global food trade November 17 \| PDF Commodities Market Speculation: the Risk to Food Security and Agriculture November 13 \| PDF African Immigrants in Minnesota October 29 \| PDF Values in Conflict: How Trade and Finance Rules Curtail Our Rights August 6 \| PDF A Framework for Rebalancing Global Norms August 6 \| PDF More reports from IATP	Fact sheets Local Foods and Climate Change: An Annotated List of Resources October 24 \| PDF Sustainable Agriculture Versus Unregulated Financial Markets October 23 \| PDF Smart Guide on Sludge Use in Food Production October 14 \| PDF Potential Health Impacts of Certain Persistant and Other Chemicals Detected in Sludge October 14 \| PDF Sewage Sludge-Based Fertilizer Products October 14 \| PDF More fact sheets from IATP

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