Jack Thompson, Author at Food Tank

Jack Thompson

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Jack Thompson is an award-winning food and agriculture journalist based in Dakar, Senegal. A farmer's son with a master's in food policy, he is deeply embedded in the sector. His investigations have appeared in the Financial Times, the BBC and the Associated Press.

Agriculture

How Transitioning Away from Chemical Fertilizers Pays Off for Farmers

Farmers foregoing chemical inputs are thriving. As fertilizer prices surge, their neighbors are noticing.

TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation Wants to Build a Food System Grounded in Resilience

How an Opera Singer Found Connection Through Farming

School Meals Nourish Communities Beyond the Classroom

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Earthquake Recovery, Cutting Food Loss, Phasing Out Paraquat

Food Tank Explains: Food Loss and Waste

Zero Waste Seafood Program Drives Program Blue Economy Boom

Honoring Carlo Petrini

ICE’s Impact on Food Security, as Seen Through Joyce Uptown Food Shelf

Remembering Pedro A. Sánchez, Pioneering Soil Scientist and Champion of Sustainable Food Systems

How One Los Angeles Program Helps Urban Farmers Thrive

In Colorado Springs, Food to Power Builds Resilience from the Ground Up

O‘ahu Government Launches First Food Systems Plan

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Earthquake Recovery, Cutting Food Loss, Phasing Out Paraquat

Big Data for Food and Climate Resilience in Africa: Digital Earth Africa Moves to icipe

23 New Books We’re Reading This Summer

8 Ways to Support Venezuela Earthquake Victims

Jack Thompson

How Transitioning Away from Chemical Fertilizers Pays Off for Farmers