Going Against the Grain to Use Less Water: Rice Farmers Experiment with Direct-Seeded Rice

In these water-scarce times, direct-seeded rice can help farmers reduce water and labor inputs while maintaining or even improving rice yields.

Indigenous Crop: Umbu Tree Provides Brazilians Citrus in the Desert

This Brazilian citrus fruit tree can survive droughts by holding 3,000 liters of water in its tubers. Imagine what the umbu could do for food security.

Encouraging Youth Involvement in Agriculture and Agribusiness

Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research and Development (YPARD) advocates for more young farmers in Nigeria.

The Farm Bill reform that will feed millions

​A small but lifesaving change is a big political step toward a smarter food aid system.

The Least of Your Problems

Alan Guebert explains how America’s beef industry continues to go shockingly unchecked, while American consumers continue to bear the brunt.

Reimagining the Urban and Rural as Integrated City Region Landscapes

New report, City Regions as Landscapes for People, Food and Nature, shows that for cities to be sustainable, the regions surrounding cities must be sustainable.

Livestock Development: How it contributes to smallholder farmers

For the century of livestock, there needs to be a new look at livestock keeping and its development.

NEW REPORT: Food Tank By The Numbers: Family Farming

Food Tank highlights new research showing how family farms, can nourish the world while protecting the environment in a new report, Food Tank by the Numbers.

Feeding the 5000 Wages War on the ‘Global Food Waste Scandal’

Tristram Stuart and Feeding the 5000 uncover the ‘Global Food Waste Scandal,’ and inspire others to find solutions to global food waste.

Sustainable Business: The Sustainable Food Center

The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) is supporting central Texans, enabling them to grow, share, and prepare wholesome local food.

Feces Can Change the World: Using Human Excreta as Fertilizer

Waste management and soil scientists meet to discuss using human excretion to fertilize farms and gardens.

Stories from IFAD: Farmers Field Schools

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is supporting communities in Tanzania, refining their livelihoods.

Insects on a Global Food Agenda

Reared on farms, featured on menus, processed into foods or used as animal feed, insects can be an important food source.

Indigenous Crop: The Boston Marrow Squash famed for its custard-like, buttery flavor

The Boston Marrow Squash is an old heirloom winter squash that is well known in Northeast America. It is was featured in Slow Food’s Ark of Taste.

Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United: Supporting Restaurant Workers

Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United is a non-profit organization that works to raise restaurant industry standards.

Researching the links between Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security

Food Tank speaks with Sonja Vermeulen of CCAFS about addressing climate change and improving food security through agriculture.

Think.Eat.Save. Your Way to Less Food Waste

The Think.Eat.Save campaign calls for everyone to play his or her part in reducing food waste by making a few simple changes.

European Agriculture Must Factor In Young Farmers

The European Council of Young Farmers has launched a campaign aiming at enhancing the role of young farmers in shaping future of Europe’s agricultural system.

The Edible Schoolyard Project Integrates an Ecoliterate Curriculum

The Edible Schoolyard Project infuses school curriculum with outdoor garden experiences and academic classes in the kitchen, providing an edible education.

Raising food waste awareness in Japan

Consumer behavior has emerged as a root cause of food waste—direct disposal, food scraps, and food leftovers account for half the amount of food waste in Japan.

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