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.

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.

Let’s Make 2024 the Year of Food is Medicine!

Successful food is medicine programs must be based in meaningful partnerships, building bridges across sectors, and centering community expertise.

Food System Workers’ Mental Health Is at a Tragic Crisis Point. We Need to Turn Things Around

To truly transform the state of mental health in the food system—and improve the lives of those who work within it—we need resources devoted to creating healthier working conditions.

Yes, it’s Still Farm Bill Season. Here’s What You Need to Know about the Future of Food Policy

The House and the Senate have released competing Farm Bills. Can they reach a consensus?

Progress in The Food System Means Empowering Eaters—Today and for Generations to Come

Empowered eaters are at the center of conversations on land justice, healthier school foods, food is medicine, procurement, and more.

Where Are You Reading This? That’s Where Food System Transformation Is Happening

Every step forward is a win: a win for producers, a win for eaters, a win for the planet. 

Using Storytelling in Film to Showcase Food Heroes

These film projects are more than movies—they can turn into movements.

How To Make Your 2024 Food Predictions Come True

These five concrete steps will help build meaningful food systems change right now.

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