The Business of Food panel brought together perspectives from producers, manufacturers, buyers, and advocates of food.
Photographer Offers Fresh Take on the Female Farmer
From rural Washington state to Iceland, Audra Mulkern has her lens focused on the unique perspective of women in agriculture.
Sweet Sugar Snaps or Sour Pancakes? The Cultivation of Legumes in Ethiopia for Export
With its high altitude, stable climate and rich agricultural traditions, Ethiopia is a good place for growing delicate crops.
101 Global Food Organizations to Watch in 2015
To celebrate 2015, Food Tank is highlighting 101 incredible organizations who are playing a vital part in creating a better food system.
True Cost Accounting in the Food System
The panel, “True Cost Accounting in the Food System,” highlighted a major theme from the Food Tank Summit: cheap food is expensive.
Apples: You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea
Nothing drives home the realization that we’re disconnected from our food like a shiny red apple. Watch the latest episode of How Does it Grow?
Waste Not Want Not in the Food System
Panelists at the Food Tank Summit discussed the issue of food loss and waste, as well as innovative solutions to curb food waste.
10 Ways You Can Fight for Fair Labor Practices in America’s Fields
Whether or not you’ve seen the movie Food Chains, here are 10 ways you can get involved in worker-driven social responsibility and the fight for fair food.
Cultivating Better Urban Food Systems
“Cultivating Better Urban Food Systems,” featured a group of advocates for changing where we grow our foods and how we think about the origin of our food.
50 Ways To Eat Millet
Millet is rich in protein, vitamin B, iron and calcium, yet free from glutens, so why would you only let birds eat it?
The New Yuppies: How to Build a New Generation of Tech-Savvy Farmers
If the highest calibre of young people become farmers it will improve food security and help solve the unemployment crisis. Can tech make farming cool?
Pushing for International Agreements: The Milan Protocol
Speakers on the “Pushing for International Agreements: The Milan Protocol” panel tackled the world of international trade and agreements related to agriculture.
Buzzing for Solutions: 13 Organizations and Initiatives Helping to Save Bees
Food Tank is honored to highlight 13 organizations and initiatives helping to save bees.
23 Women Changing Food
Food Tank highlights 23 women righting the wrongs of hunger and poverty that are worth celebrating this International Women’s Day.
Farmers’ Rights for Reducing Hunger and Poverty
Juanita Chaves Posada, GFAR Senior Adviser on Genetic Resources, is informing smallholder farmers in developing countries about their rights.
It’s All About Soil
The U.N. General Assembly declared 2015 the International Year of Soils (IYS) to increase awareness and understanding of the many important roles of soil.
What is the Most Important Thing We Can All Do to Help Change the Food System?
Food Tank asked summit speakers to answer: “In 140 characters or less – what is the most important thing we can all do to help change the food systems?”
Chef Jose Andres and World Central Kitchen are Committed to Smart Solutions to Hunger and Poverty
Chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen and the Chef Network is bringing chefs together to create sustainable food economies in communities.
Young Farmers Alleviating Hunger in Africa
The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund aims to help close the nutrition gap by employing young farmers in the aquaculture and poultry industries.
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