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.

1 in 14 Seniors Faces Food Insecurity. We Need to Step Up Our Efforts to Help Them

What if it were possible for country’s elders to simply call grocery stores to place orders that could then be delivered?

What’s Happening with the Next Farm Bill?

The Farm Bill, which is rewritten and renewed every five years, governs agricultural and food programs in the United States, but its impacts are global.

Want To See the Future of the Food System In Action? Visit Your Local Farmers Market!

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Why The Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment is Crucial To Food Security

Many farmers in the U.S. are denied the right to repair their tractors, putting their livelihoods at risk. A movement to change this is growing across the country.

Hunger Is Getting Worse. After Visiting Africa, I’m Reminded How Solving Hunger Means Empowering Women

Investments in women in food and agriculture are critical to breaking the cycles of hunger, poverty, and gender discrimination.

The Forum for Farmers and Food Security Is Literally Investing in the Future of Food Producers

Leveraging the power of strategic partnerships to invest in smallholder farmers can support producers’ livelihoods and protect the planet.

New Research Shows Animal Agriculture Is Making UTIs Worse. Factory Farms Could Make Them Untreatable

This is more than just a foodborne illness problem—it’s a factory farming problem.

New Food Waste Data Is Out. What Do the Numbers Mean for Our Food System?

In 2021, the U.S. produced 91 million tons of surplus food. That’s roughly 38 percent of the country’s total food supply.

The New Narrative of Rural Communities Has To Put People First, Not Profit

To support thriving rural areas, every part of the food system needs to recognize that people are more important than profit.

Farmers Are Knowledge Producers Too. It’s Past Time We Listen to Them

Too often, researchers do the science and then bring farmers in after—unsurprisingly, their efforts are rarely successful.

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