The future of vertical farming appears uncertain, Côte d’Ivoire builds tech hubs for women farmers, and new research reveals that warming temperatures could push critical food insecurity higher.
Agriculture
Food Tank Explains: Agroecology
What is agroecology? Food Tank’s primer explores its roots, core principles, and role in building sustainable, just food systems.
Op-Ed | ICARRD+20: The Principles Are Clear, But Political Will Is Missing
There’s a real opportunity to transform land governance. We can’t waste it.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Recipients Sue USDA, Researchers Tackle Avian Flu, and Fertilizer Prices Soar
SNAP recipients are pushing back against resrictions, the Iran war sends fertilizer prices soaring, and researchers are taking steps to curb avian flu.
Hog Farming Against the Odds in Rural Wisconsin
At 28, third generation farmer Lindsay Larson is pioneering a different way of raising hogs.
Biopesticides Can Work—But Only if We Let Them
At the same time as we’re seeing these ballooning rates of synthetic pesticide use, we have an off-ramp out of this downward spiral. We just need to use it.
Integrating Data and Climate Adaptation Strategies for South Asia
A new tool is helping decision-makers understand the risks posed by extreme weather events and plan for climate adaptation in South Asia.
A Volunteer-Powered Solution to Food Insecurity in Virginia
A Virginia community farm grows and donates 100 percent of its fresh, nutrient-rich food to the food insecure.
Op-Ed | A Toxic Turn for Our Daily Bread: Why GMO Wheat Raises Serious Concerns
GMO has been kept off American fields because farmers, consumers, and trading partners recognize the serious risks it poses. What happens if that changes?
You’re Invited: We’re Talking ‘All Things Food’ at SXSW and Blue Foods in Boston
Food Tank is bringing regional and global food system leaders together to break bread, share success stories, spotlight creative visionaries, and highlight ways we can build a stronger food and agriculture systems.
As Climate Stress Grows, SEWA Equips Women Farmers With New Tools
“We come together as poor, as women, and as workers, no matter what caste, community, or religion they belong to,” says SEWA’s Reema Nanavaty.
Field to Film Festival Amplifies Indigenous and Rural Youth Voices
The Field to Film Festival shares powerful short films by young people from farming communities, spotlighting women farmers and stories of change in local food systems around the world.
‘Unearthing the Future’ Unpacks the Food and Farming Systems Impacting Human Health
The six episode series is “a call to share long knowledge,” says Laura Howard-Gayeton, Executive Director of The Lexicon of Food.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Next Farm Bill, Producers Stand Their Ground, and the Latest Progress on Deforestation
This week’s roundup covers the latest with the Farm Bill, progress to combat deforestation in Brazil, and the farmers pushing back against data center development.
These Stories Prove How Inspiring Women Are Leading Food System Transformation
Empowering women means strengthening the food system.
Collective Action Confronts Food System Inequities in Connecticut
A hip-hop artist turned farmer is building food justice, community power, and regeneration across Connecticut.
Policy Recommendations to Address PFAS Contamination on Farms
The only way to truly address the issue of forever chemicals is to end the contamination of farmland, says Emily Liss of American Farmland Trust.
IFAD Boosts Investments in Rwanda Nut Company’s Farmers
Macadamia farmers stand to gain from a new partnership focused on sustainable agriculture and farmers livelihoods.
The Local Step that Changed an Entire Country’s Approach to Agroecology
Kenya has celebrated a number of local agroecology wins that can illuminate the path forward for countries around the globe.
PELUM Kenya Is Advancing a Vision for Climate-Smart Farming
Agroecology “is the future” says Rosinah Mbenya of PELUM Kenya, a network striving to make this a reality.