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Oct 28, 2024 · New podcast series: How to Fight a Factory Farm. Produced by IATP as part of the Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, this four-part limited podcast series examines the history and consequences of factory farms in the Midwest U.S., and the movement of farmers and rural organizers fighting to stop them. Listen now.
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Oct 7, 2024 · by. Claire Stockwell. Oct 23, 2024. In January, it was hard to imagine how European agriculture would ever balance the needs of farmers, consumers and the planet. Tractors were blocking motorways in protests across the continent. Yet, as the fall colors take over the landscape, the picture is quite different today.
Vision for a Just Transition for Food and Agriculture | IATP
Policies supporting a just transition for our food system would: Provide long-term support for agroecology-based systems through: Remunerative farmgate prices and wages for farm work. Technical and financial support for greater on-farm resilience and biodiversity. More farmer and community control over food production and consumption.
What is agroecology, and how can it provide solutions ... - IATP
Jun 16, 2022 · Endnotes . 1. Sustainable food systems are food systems that are: productive and prosperous (to ensure the availability of sufficient food); equitable and inclusive (to ensure access for all people to food and to livelihoods within that system); empowering and respectful (to ensure agency for all people and groups, including those who are most vulnerable and marginalized to make choices and ...
Agroecological Transitions - IATP
Dec 21, 2023 · Agroecology is a science, a practice and a movement. As a science, agroecology is: 1) the integrative study of the ecology of the entire food system, encompassing ecological, economic, social and political dimensions; 2) the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems; and 3) the ...
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The 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.
Agriculture & Food Systems - IATP
IATP 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.
Opening the door for more conservation - IATP
Jan 29, 2024 · This is an increase of 2,366 applicants in just one year. For CSP, in FY23, 11,038 applicants out of 35,683 were awarded contracts, or 30.93%. In FY22, 7,960 CSP applicants were awarded contracts out of 32,122, or 24.8%. A 6% increase in applicants (or 3,078 more applicants) awarded contracts is an impressive one-year increase!
Climate Solutions - IATP
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 ...
Agriculture - IATP
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.