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agroecology <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> struggle <strong>for</strong> food sovereignty<br />

<strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Agriculture Organization <strong>the</strong> United Nations – www.fao.org/es/ess/<br />

toptrade/trade.asp<br />

The FAO commodity-by-commodity guide to external agricultural trade.<br />

Focus on <strong>the</strong> Global South – www.focusweb.org<br />

A program of development policy research, analysis, <strong>and</strong> action. Engages in advocacy<br />

<strong>and</strong> grassroots capacity building on critical issues.<br />

Global Exchange – www.globalexchange.org<br />

International human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental,<br />

political, <strong>and</strong> social justice.<br />

Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) – www.grain.org<br />

An international NGO that promotes <strong>the</strong> sustainable management <strong>and</strong> use of<br />

agricultural biodiversity based on people’s control over genetic resources <strong>and</strong><br />

local knowledge.<br />

Grassroots International – www.grassrootsonline.org<br />

Promotes global justice through partnerships with social change organizations.<br />

Works to advance political, economic, <strong>and</strong> social rights <strong>and</strong> support development<br />

alternatives through grantmaking, education, <strong>and</strong> advocacy.<br />

Institute <strong>for</strong> Agriculture <strong>and</strong> Trade Policy (IATP) – www.iatp.org<br />

Policy-making institute that educates <strong>and</strong> assists citizens in <strong>the</strong> fostering of economically<br />

<strong>and</strong> environmentally sustainable communities.<br />

Institute <strong>for</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Development Policy (<strong>Food</strong> First) – www.foodfirst.org<br />

Nonprofit ‘peoples’ think tank <strong>and</strong> education-<strong>for</strong>-action center whose work highlights<br />

root causes <strong>and</strong> value-based solutions to hunger <strong>and</strong> poverty around <strong>the</strong><br />

world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.<br />

International Centre <strong>for</strong> Trade <strong>and</strong> Sustainable Development (ICTSD) – www.<br />

ictsd.org<br />

Engages a broad range of actors in ongoing dialogue about trade <strong>and</strong> sustainable<br />

development. Publishes BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest (a weekly electronic<br />

news digest on trade issues) <strong>and</strong> BRIDGES Trade BioRes (a biweekly Trade <strong>and</strong><br />

Biological Resources News Digest).<br />

International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) –<br />

www.ifoam.org<br />

Seeks to lead, unite, <strong>and</strong> assist <strong>the</strong> organic movement in its full diversity.<br />

Promotes <strong>the</strong> worldwide adoption of ecologically, socially, <strong>and</strong> economically<br />

sound systems that are based on <strong>the</strong> principles of Organic Agriculture.<br />

yale school of <strong>for</strong>estry & environmental studies

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