"Thursday’s U.N. food summit proposes to help solve the world’s nutrition crisis... But it won’t achieve any of this. The summit was hijacked early on by powerful corporate interests – but people are resisting." #UNFSS2021 #FoodSystems4People bit.ly/3lYePmW

#FoodSystems are simultaneously looking back to a 20th century model of food production & ahead to a future of unstable weather & damaged ecosystems. The #UNFSS2021 is a waste of a rare moment of intergovernmental focus on food system transformation. bit.ly/39thdw2

.President Donald J. Trump, we can address the climate, biodiversity, food & water crises through #AgroecologyNow! Your administration must take a new direction when it comes to #FoodSystem sustainability. Read our letter the administration, Dept. of Agriculture, Department of State, USUNRome bit.ly/3AFsWmd

U.N. food & agriculture agencies are critical for supporting small-scale food producers & for dialogue on policy development! On #RuralWomanDay, the U.S. must support the U.N. system as the most transformative multilateral space for intl. cooperation! bit.ly/3AFsWmd

JBS has pledged to reach #NetZero emissions by 2040. JBS has made & backtracked on environmental commitments before, so is this new pledge any different, or just more corporate #greenwashing? 🆕 IATP analysis of the pledge ‼️ bit.ly/3B11lfl

IATP is hiring a Finance & Operations Director based in Minneapolis! We're looking for a mission-oriented, strategic leader with experience managing finance & operations at a nonprofit organization. Does the description fit? Join the IATP family! bit.ly/3EgWpVQ

This sums it up. Govts at #COP26 will talk about agriculture in informal meetings this week with no access for CSOs and concrete measures to bring down industrial ag emissions this decade!

Today, the U.S. & the EU, with more than 90 countries, announced a joint pledge to reduce #methane emissions 30% by 2030. Read our analysis of the #methanepledge & Biden's Emissions Reduction Plan ➡️ iatp.org/documents/meth… #COP26 #ClimateAction

#COP26 set a record for Co2 emissions. Ponder that... cnbc.com/2021/11/12/cop…

THREAD from IATP Europe on the launch of our NEW #EmissionsImpossibleEU report out today! We call on governments to wake up, regulate agribusiness & redirect public money to agroecology. #ClimateAction #Fitfor55 #FutureofCAP

In 2022, we have a real opportunity to steer public spending to transform our food & farm systems. By contributing to IATP, you support our advocacy to increase support for agroecological food systems in Minnesota & beyond. Will you join the effort? Visit: iatp.org/donate

The crux of it, will big food/agbiz pay enough? Not mentioned here: the small % of food cost that goes to the farmer, these companies can pay more; the critical role under-funded #FarmBill conservation programs could play in transition. nytimes.com/2022/07/09/bus…

The relationship between agriculture and climate change has been getting more attention recently. Unfortunately, many proposed solutions fail to address root causes and exacerbate existing ecological and social problems within the food system. Our latest: iatp.org/true-or-false-…

Check out Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)'s brand new podcast miniseries, Uprooted: #TalkingCOP27! Hear from ag & climate policy experts on what can & should happen at this year's #COP27. New episodes dropping every Thursday!

NEW from IATP + GRAIN: Skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting severe economic strain on farmers & public budgets – while fertiliser companies make record profits. The world can no longer afford the food system’s addiction to chemical fertilisers. iatp.org/the-fertiliser…

PRESS RELEASE: IATP applauds the #HLEG and António Guterres for their critical report on corporate actors’ empty #NetZero promises, highlighting the need for a just transition & real emissions cuts, not greenwashing & emissions intensity reductions. #COP27 iatp.org/un-expert-grou…

BREAKING: IATP & Changing Markets Foundation's new #EmissionsImpossible report finds that 15 of the biggest global meat & dairy companies have escaped regulation & climate accountability despite producing more #methane emissions than all of Russia. Read the report: ➡️iatp.org/emissions-impo…

🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: IATP will be cohosting a Twitter Space tomorrow (11/18) with Changing Markets Foundation to discuss our latest #EmissionsImpossible report and its implications for global #methane action at #COP27 and beyond. Join us tomorrow! iatp.org/emissions-impo…

IATP is a small nonprofit research and advocacy organization taking on powerful agribusiness corporations and the industrialized global food system. This #GivingTuesday, help support our work fighting for just, sustainable, resilient food systems. …ltureandtradepolicy-bloom.kindful.com

IATP's Timothy A. Wise will be speaking at this online session on Friday, presenting new research on the impacts of U.S. agricultural dumping on Mexico's food system. The session will be livestreamed on CIBIOGEM's Twitter, Facebook and Youtube channels.