Danielle Nierenberg
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Danielle Nierenberg is President of Food Tank and an expert on sustainable agriculture and food issues. She has written extensively on gender and population, the spread of factory farming in the developing world and innovations in sustainable agriculture.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Wednesday, Nov. 20

On Food, Water and Agriculture day at COP29 in Baku, discussions across the entire conference showcased the power of food systems.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Tuesday, Nov. 19

On Food, Agriculture and Water Day at COP29, it’s exciting to see long-overdue attention being paid to agrifood systems.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 18

The negotiations and decisions on the table at COP29 this week are life-or-death questions for the future of the planet.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Sunday, Nov. 17

Rest Day at COP29 offers an opportunity to take stock, regroup, and strategize for the second half of the Conference to drive progress.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Nov. 16

Experts call for the finance that can drive the transformation of food and agriculture systems.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Nov. 15

New estimates of the funding needed to close the funding gap for climate action are emerging, but it remains to be seen if global leaders will step up.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Nov. 14

Food Tank is on the ground in Baku for COP29. Follow along and get updates from the Conference.

From Climate Week NYC To Rwanda To Azerbaijan, We Need To Keep Putting Pressure On Food and Climate Solutions

This fall, global leaders are pushing for urgent food and climate solutions at Climate Week NYC, COP 29 in Azerbaijan, and the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali. Don’t miss out on these critical conversations!

Feeding Kids an Understanding of Why Food Matters

These 26 organizations around the world are working tirelessly to teach kids about nutrition, gardening, and cooking.

Family Farmers Are the Future. Let’s Celebrate Them!

Family farmers produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food value, but face significant hurdles from land access to market access.

Cookbooks Helping Us Cut Food Waste—And Save The Planet—Starting With Our Next Meal

In the U.S. “almost half of all food waste is generated in our homes,” according to data from ReFED.

As Food Workers Face Extreme Heat, Policymakers’ Commitments Must Be More Than Just Hot Air

US Department of Labor proposes new rule that will increase greater protection for farmworkers against increasingly severe hot temperatures, but it has yet to be adopted or enacted on a national level.

It’s Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is—Literally

Ignoring hunger will lead to trillions of dollars in costs associated with the social, economic, and environmental consequences.

To Change Our Food Systems ‘We Need The Political Will.’

This country making important progress in some policy areas, while other aspects of the food system remain tricky to transform. That’s why we all have to roll up our sleeves and get to work, bringing a better food system to life.

To Solve Climate and Food Challenges, We Need Ambitious Ideas Like These

We have to confront the challenges our world faces head-on. That takes courage, accountability, and a willingness to self-reflect and figure out how to do better.

Dispatch from London Climate Action Week

Tens of thousands of advocates, researchers, business and financial leaders, policymakers, and more have gathered in the the UK to discuss how we can mobilize funding and policy support to transition to a greener climate.

Keep an Ear to the Ground with these Engaging, Urgent Food Stories

These shows are telling urgent, engaging stories about food and agriculture systems that will leave listeners feeling energized and motivated to take action.

These Leaders Are Learning to ‘Make the World Better With Food’

So many other culinary education and food studies programs are guiding the next generation of leaders to think deeply about human and planetary health.

Thriving Oceans Create Nourished Communities and Resilient Food Systems

Even though oceans contain 97 percent of all the water on the planet, it can be surprisingly easy to forget about what can’t be seen.

For Many Kids, ‘School’s Out’ Means No Food. We Can’t Forget ‘The Hungriest Time of Year’

Programs that bridge the hunger gap for students in the summer months are incredibly effective—and they literally save lives.

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