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Aug. 7, 2008: Food Aid Emergency (commentary by Sophia Murphy/IATP)

19 August, 2008 - 17:33

The UN and donor countries can make emergency food assistance more effective.

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Aug. 5, 2008: The Food Crisis and Global Institutions (commentary by Alexandra Spieldoch/IATP)

19 August, 2008 - 17:33

The food crisis should move us toward a new era of global cooperation, one that is democratic and accountable to...

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Aug. 6, 2008: New Global Contract Needed to Re-Assert Basic Rights, Protect Environment (press release)

6 August, 2008 - 18:52

Global institutions enforcing trade and finance rules have overridden fundamental human rights, stalled international development and harmed the environment, finds...

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Jul. 29, 2008: Trade Talks Collapse, New Direction Needed (press release)

30 July, 2008 - 17:02

Today, trade negotiations at the World Trade Organizationin Geneva broke down. It has now been seven years since the Doha...

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Jul. 10, 2008: Penicillin in Peril (commentary by David Wallinga and Margaret Mellon)

25 July, 2008 - 18:34

The reckless use in animals of tried-and-true human antibiotics has contributed to the development of serious antibiotic-resistant human disease.

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Jul. 19, 2008: WTO Doha Negotiations Threaten to Encourage Inefficient Food Aid Delivery (press release)

18 July, 2008 - 18:32

Revised rules on food aid in the latest negotiating text atthe World Trade Organization fail to reduce adequately the scope...

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Jun. 25, 2008: La Farm Bill y La Agenda De Doha (commentary by Sophia Murphy and Steve Suppan/IATP)

18 July, 2008 - 18:32

Nada de lo dispuesto en la legislación de 2008 cambia la estructura básica de apoyo estadounidense, que sube y baja...

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Mar. 24, 2008: The Emerging Water Crisis in the U.S. (commentary by Shiney Varghese/IATP)

17 July, 2008 - 06:16

I am amazed: since last summer, almost every day we seeat least one news story on another water crisis in the U.S.

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Jun. 25, 2008: La Farm Bill 2008 et l'Agenda de Doha (commentary by Sophia Murphy and Steve Suppan)

16 July, 2008 - 18:10

Rien dans la législation de 2008 ne modifie la structure de base du soutien américain, qui augmentera ou diminuera en...

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Mar. 18, 2008: UNCTAD XII: Hit or Miss? (commentary by Anne Laure Constantin/IATP)

10 July, 2008 - 01:01

What's at stake at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?

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Jun. 25, 2008: The 2008 Farm Bill and the Doha Agenda (commentary by Sophia Murphy and Steve Suppan)

27 June, 2008 - 19:18

The U.S. Congress voted a new Farm Bill into lawon May 22, 2008. The legislation was greeted with aresounding ?thumbs...

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Jun. 19, 2008: Test Biomass Harvests Yield Important Lessons (press release)

19 June, 2008 - 17:46

A series of test forest biomass harvests from the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota indicate that such harvests could...

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May. 30, 2008: The Real Tragedy Behind the Global Food Crisis (commentary by Sophia Murphy and Carin Smaller/IATP)

31 May, 2008 - 19:17

Perhaps the most tragic thing about the global food crisis is that it takes riot police and violent deaths to...

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May. 30, 2008: La réelle tragédie derrière la crise alimentaire mondiale (commentary by Sophia Murphy and Carin Smaller/IATP)

31 May, 2008 - 19:17

L?aspect le plus tragique peut-être de cette crise alimentaire mondiale est qu?il a fallu des émeutes, l?intervention des forces de...

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May. 20, 2008: Bush Administration Prioritizes Trade Over Food Safety (press release)

20 May, 2008 - 19:36

A Bush Administration interagency working group is pushing a flawed import food safety system that prioritizes trade considerations over public...

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May. 15, 2008: Minnesota Passes New Biodiesel Mandate (press release)

15 May, 2008 - 17:54

Minnesota recently passed legislation to increase the biodiesel content of diesel fuel sold in the state from the current 2...

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May. 13, 2008: Farm Bill Would Perpetuate Market Deregulation and Volatility (press release)

14 May, 2008 - 17:31

The 2008 Farm Bill includes incremental gains for conservation, renewable energy, food aid and healthier local food systems. However, it...

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May. 13, 2008: Farm Bill a Missed Opportunity (commentary by R. Dennis Olson/IATP)

14 May, 2008 - 17:31

The 2008 Farm Bill is a missed opportunity to address the problems associated with market deregulation.

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May. 8, 2008: Food, Water and Climate Challenges (commentary by Shiney Varghese/IATP)

9 May, 2008 - 19:31

It is time for us to get serious about understanding the way climate change affects water resources for food production...

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May. 6, 2008: Will the Food Crisis Finally Get the Attention of Presidential Candidates (commentary by Alexandra Spieldoch and R. Dennis Olson/IATP)

7 May, 2008 - 18:52

As we head into another round of presidential primaries, the specter of a growing world food crisis looms on the horizon.

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