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Dispatch from COP30: Saturday, Nov. 15
Week One of COP30 has seen valuable and urgent discussions about the food and agriculture systems we can build to more ambitiously tackle the climate crisis.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: COP30 in Brazil, UNHCR Reports on Climate Displacement, and China Resumes U.S. Soybean Imports
From COP30’s climate discussions to new funding for farmers and East Africa’s agroecology commitments, this week marks a turning point for food and climate action.
Protecting Family Farms ‘Takes All of Us Making Little Decisions Every Day’
Sabrina Servais realized that she didn’t have to travel the world to change it. She could make the impact she wanted right on her family’s farm.
Dispatch from COP30: Friday, Nov. 14
How do we build a more ambitious, forward-thinking climate model to replace “business as usual”? It starts with putting farmers front and center.
Dispatch from COP30: Thursday, Nov. 13
A better, more equitable, more nourished world is possible. And COP30 is a crucial step toward building that, so let’s keep our eyes on Belém over the next week and a half.
Op-Ed | Food at COP: A Trojan Horse for Climate Action
At COP30, Brazil’s agroecological farmers will serve climate solutions on a plate—showing that food is not the problem, but the path to change.
Op-Ed | From Molecules to Markets: Building a Food Intelligence Economy
The Food Intelligence Economy can unlock the hidden power of food—using data and AI to transform global health, sustainability, and prosperity.
Putting Food and Farming at the Center of Climate Action: Q&A with Anna Lappé
Food and agriculture systems are increasingly on climate negotiators’ and policy makers’ radar. At COP30, how do we turn that into action?
COP30 Could Be Make-or-Break for Food and Climate Solutions
The challenges facing our global climate systems are dramatic, and we need dramatic action to set us on a better course.
Virginia’s Styrofoam Ban: A Step Toward Less Waste
Virginia joins more than a dozen U.S. states and territories to ban polystyrene containers.
Doing the Right Thing Is Good Business: Q&A with Nishant Roy
“Hunger is not unsolvable,” says Chobani’s Nishant Roy, and businesses have a role to play in creating a world free from food insecurity.
How Obesity and GLP-1s Are Reshaping Food and Public Health
Can drugs like Ozempic help us rethink the forces driving the obesity epidemic?
A Hidden Crisis: The Growing Threat of Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of older New Yorkers surveyed experienced food insecurity in the past year.
Op-Ed | The Global Food System Is Broken—and Fixing it Will Take More than Good Intentions
One estimate shows that up to US$1 billion could be saved by reducing redundancies and improving collaboration between U.N. food agencies.
‘We’ve Been Called the Crazy Ones:’ Iowa Farmers Going Against the Norm
The Wilson family fits the typical, idyllic vision of an American family farm: multiple generations working together to continue the family legacy. But “we’re definitely the minority,” says April.
Sowing Tomorrow: Land Access and the New Generation of Farmers
Access to quality farmland remains the top challenge the new generation faces in building careers in agriculture.
Can Food Systems Remind Politicians that Dialogue Is More Powerful than Partisan Debate?
Durable, long-lasting food systems transformation requires us to come together, find common ground and shared goals, and work in good faith to nourish our communities.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Shutdown Threatens SNAP, U.N. Calls for Climate Finance, and Nestlé Slashes Jobs
This week’s top stories explore SNAP risks from the shutdown, UN climate finance demands, Nestlé job cuts, coral reef collapse, and U.S. obesity trends.
USDA Ends Key Food Security Report, Leaving Advocates in the Dark
After three decades, the USDA has canceled its Household Food Security report, one of the most reliable measures of hunger in America.
Want a Stronger Food System? Start With Who Owns It
Employee ownership is a strategic, tested, and people-centered approach to today’s challenges that safeguards the legacy of founders creates wealth-building opportunities for workers.
