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 COP30: Tuesday, Nov. 18

“We absolutely cannot afford to waste time on tactical delays or stonewalling,” Simon Stiell, who leads the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, said yesterday.

Dispatch from COP30: Monday, Nov. 17

Food and agriculture systems provide a pathway for COP to be more productive, forward-thinking, and action-oriented.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

A Story of Two Maize Plans—and a Better Farmer-Led Food System

With access to high-quality seeds, technical support, and new technologies, Ethiopia’s smallholder farmers are becoming more resilient to climate variations.

Let’s Work Hand-In-Hand for a Better Future on World Food Day

Join us this World Food Day 2025 to explore powerful solutions to fight hunger, promote healthy diets, and build a sustainable food future—because together, we can nourish the world.

‘You Can’t Have the Practices Without the People’ When Building Just Food Systems

It matters not only who has a seat at the table, but who is actively contributing to the conversation.

On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: To Roundup or Not to Roundup

Farmers are experimenting with conservation agriculture and debating the role of fertilizers and herbicides in building resilience.

The Roots of Regeneration: ‘What You Do To The Planet, You Do To Yourself’

The way farmers treated soils a generation ago influences how healthy they—and our food and agriculture systems—are today.

On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: What Ethiopian Farmers Taught Me About Resilience

Regenerative agriculture means protecting and improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity, creating diverse and nutritious diets, and ensuring economic sustainability for farmers.

Through Indigenous Seasonal Growing, Local Ingredients and Animals Boost Resilience

From Minnesota to Ethiopia, leaders are proving that food resilience is rooted in community and tradition.

On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: ‘Immediate and Disastrous’ Impacts from the Dismantling of USAID

With no transition time, organizations supported by USAID couldn’t prepare their staff or the communities they served for what was coming.

On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Why Farmers Must Be at the Table in Addis and Beyond

Too often, leaders develop and implement legislation without farmer input. That means laws that affect farmers’ daily lives are written without their lived experience in mind.

240+ Speakers Are Joining Us at Climate Week NYC. Will You Be There Too?

Now more than ever, as a food and agriculture movement, we need to show the world that our systems are both a key solution to the climate crisis and that the climate crisis demands urgent attention.

Dispatch from London Climate Action Week 2025

Action starts with education: See what Food Tank is doing at London Climate Action Week and discover 20 books shaping the future of food.

At London Climate Action Week, Let’s Talk Food Industry Sustainability

At London Climate Action Week Food Tank is spotlighting climate-smart food solutions with top business leaders, farmers, chefs, advocates, and other changemakers.

‘Hungrier, Poorer, And Sicker’: The Cost of the House Budget Bill

The Bill represents the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in history.