Nature
From Brussels to New Delhi
IPN Opinion article
An EU - India trade deal could be an economic bright spot in 2010
The Food Crisis and Restrictive Trade Practices
IPN Opinion article
The food crisis in Nigeria and Africa can be linked to inappropriate agricultural policies that have stifled the continent's great agricultural potential. Over the years nothing has been done to address low yields--on the contrary, it seems as though government has gone out of its way to stifle production: governments remain part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Fencing In Europe's Farmers
IPN Opinion article
EU environment ministers will decide this week whether Europe should have GMO-free zones - although genetically-modified crops have been in commercial production in the USA for a dozen years now, and, so far, there are no signs of killer tomatoes rampaging through California. Yet some environmentalists still so oppose modern agricultural biotechnology that the fear is still widespread.
Save The Tiger: Sell It
IPN Opinion article
The Sustainable Development Network, an international coalition of think tanks and NGOs, argues that trade in certified farmed tiger parts could meet existing and future demand, thereby reducing pressure on wild tigers.
The Real Threat to European R&D
IPN Opinion article
It is governments, who undermine property rights and drive investment and business out of Europe, that are to blame for the falling levels and quality of European R&D, not new competition from the fast-growng countries of Asia.
