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.

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.

How Kids’ Books Can Remind Us of the Joy of Food Systems Transformation

Spotlighting books about food for young readers is central to the goal of strengthening youth voices and empowering advocates of all ages.

After COP28, ‘We Finally Have a Floor To Stand On.’ Where Do We Go From Here?

COP28 wasn’t perfect, but the food movement made incredible gains that should be celebrated.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Dec. 10

Food and agriculture systems are taking center stage at COP28 on Food, Agriculture, and Water Day.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Dec. 9

COP28 is highlighting calls for action regarding the meat industry, food loss and waste, and social equity in climate transformation.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Dec. 8

COP28 is calling governments, corporations, and philanthropists together, with youth and education taking center stage.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Dec. 7

Policymakers, scientists, advocates, farmers, and youth from around the world are already putting food systems front-and-center at the UN Climate Change Conference.

Saving Seeds Today Protects Food Systems Tomorrow

Seed saving is offers a way to regain control over food production and build resilient and local food systems.

Raising a Toast to Planet-Friendly Wine, Beer, and Spirits

Whether they’re making wine, beer, spirits, or a non-alcoholic beverage, many producers are finding creative and sustainable approaches to biodiversity, carbon-neutrality, and procurement.

Water is Life. Water is Food. Leave No One Behind.

World Food Day is not only a day—it’s a jumping-off point for action year-round.

We Owe it to Ourselves—to Our Society—to Be Eating More Seafood

Blue foods—including fish, seafood, ocean plants, and more—are vital to the global economy.

Opportunities to Dive into the World of Sustainable Food Systems

We’ve been busy here at Food Tank—and we have even more exciting events coming up!

With Climate Week Coming Up, It’s Time to Act on Climate Change and Food

A stellar lineup of speakers and moderators will inspire and empower at Food Tank’s Climate Week Summit on September 14th!

From Farm to Planet, Lessons on Building Multigenerational Farming and Food Systems

Conversations with family farmers, retailers, food producers, journalists, chefs, and advocates serve as a reminder that we all have a role to play in supporting farmers.

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