Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
http://www.iatp.org/

IATP works with organizations around the world to analyze how global trade agreements impact domestic farm and food policies. Alongside a global coalition, IATP advocates for fair trade policies that promote strong health standards, labor and human rights, the environment and, most fundamentally, democratic institutions. They are developing alternative economic models that include clean sources of energy such as wind power and biofuel that would spur rural development. They are working with landowners to form cooperatives that promote sustainable forest management. They are advocating for green businesses and farms that reduce toxic runoff into the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. They are working to stop the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and aquaculture, while limiting the release of mercury and other toxic pollutants that fall onto farmland and enter the food supply. IATP is also monitoring the impact of genetically engineered crops on the environment, human health and farmer income. This has been added to Agriculture Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.