IATP’s new report highlights the risks of climate change for import dependent and major food producing countries, with a special look at the impact on the production of cereals and trade flows. We ...

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The following comments were submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service on September 16, 2024 in response to a request for public input about the ...

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Summary of research by Catherine Mater on the interests and motivators of the offspring of the current generation of forest landowners.

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Rather than destroy the frozen meat or cook it to kill pathogens, executives at one of the world's largest food conglomerates sold it to other countries with lower standards than South Korea's - ...

View PDF of this report. Executive Summary This paper provides an analysis of how current and projected climate change risks are affecting production and trade by the major cereal producers, exporters ...