We work to create sustainable food agriculture systems | IATP
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Farm to School and Farm to Early Care initiatives focus on three main tenets: local purchasing, gardening, and food and agriculture education. IATP is proud to have championed and supported Farm to School and Farm to Early Care in Minnesota for more than 10 years, through evaluation, program support, …
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · IATP statement on the CFTC approval of guidance to industry on voluntary carbon market credits. MINNEAPOLIS— On Sept. 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to approve final guidance to commodity exchanges planning to offer new derivatives contracts whose underlying assets are credits based on projects intended to reduce or ...
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WEBThe state of Minnesota was established through a process of violent displacement of Native people by European-American settlers; this legacy continues to shape our complicated relationships with the land and with each other. The IATP Minneapolis office resides on Dakota land, which was ceded in the Treaties of 1837 and 1851.
Comment regarding Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool …
WEBThe following comments were submitted electronically via [email protected] to UNFCCC Chair Ms. Maria Al Jishi and Vice Chair Mr. Martin Hession on September 30, 2024 r egarding Article 6.4 Sustainable Development Tool (“SD Tool”), version 09.0 i . Download a PDF of the full comments here. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), ii an accredited observer ...
Agriculture & Food Systems - IATP
WEBIATP advocates for a just and green transition that supports agroecology. 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 ...
How to Fight a Factory Farm | IATP
WEBOct 2, 2024 · A four-part podcast series about factory farms, and the farmers and rural organizers fighting to end them. A concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO – better known as a factory farm – is a facility where large numbers of animals are raised in confined, cramped conditions. A few decades ago, …
Speaking on Factory Farms | IATP
WEB6 days ago · IATP has been analyzing the harmful effects of policies that benefit factory farms since our formation in the mid-1980s. We’ve reported on how trade deals like the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) strengthen global meat companies, allowing them to move animals and meat across borders. …
Climate Solutions - IATP
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Climate Solutions. IATP advocates for a fair and just transition toward more climate-resilient, agroecological systems for farmers and rural communities. 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 ...
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WEBFoley Public Schools were among the first to launch a Farm to School Program in Minnesota. Director of Child Nutrition Services Cheryl Pick heard about Farm to School while serving on the board of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and brought the program to Foley in 2010. Foley Public Schools, located northwest of the Twin ...
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WEBOct 1, 2024 · IATP statement on the CFTC approval of guidance to industry on voluntary carbon market credits. MINNEAPOLIS— On Sept. 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to approve final guidance to commodity exchanges planning to offer new derivatives contracts whose underlying assets are credits based on projects intended to reduce or ...