The Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL) looks to youth education to promote organic farming.
Agriculture
Going Against the Grain to Use Less Water: Rice Farmers Experiment with Direct-Seeded Rice
In these water-scarce times, direct-seeded rice can help farmers reduce water and labor inputs while maintaining or even improving rice yields.
Encouraging Youth Involvement in Agriculture and Agribusiness
Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultural Research and Development (YPARD) advocates for more young farmers in Nigeria.
The Farm Bill reform that will feed millions
A small but lifesaving change is a big political step toward a smarter food aid system.
The Least of Your Problems
Alan Guebert explains how America’s beef industry continues to go shockingly unchecked, while American consumers continue to bear the brunt.
NEW REPORT: Food Tank By The Numbers: Family Farming
Food Tank highlights new research showing how family farms, can nourish the world while protecting the environment in a new report, Food Tank by the Numbers.
Sustainable Business: The Sustainable Food Center
The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) is supporting central Texans, enabling them to grow, share, and prepare wholesome local food.
Feces Can Change the World: Using Human Excreta as Fertilizer
Waste management and soil scientists meet to discuss using human excretion to fertilize farms and gardens.
Stories from IFAD: Farmers Field Schools
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is supporting communities in Tanzania, refining their livelihoods.
European Agriculture Must Factor In Young Farmers
The European Council of Young Farmers has launched a campaign aiming at enhancing the role of young farmers in shaping future of Europe’s agricultural system.
GFAR Works for “A Revolution in Agricultural Research for Development”
GFAR’s mission to create a platform for resource sharing and collaboration is moving stakeholders toward a much-needed “revolution in agricultural development.”
VIDEO RELEASE: Family Farmers + You = A Well Nourished World
Food Tank’s new video, produced in collaboration with Greener Media, reveals that when family farmers have the right tools, they have limitless potential.
Food Tank’s Spring Reading List
Food Tank has hand-picked 16 books that have educated, inspired, and informed us for your spring reading list.
Real Food Media Contest Films Highlight Sustainable Farming and Agriculture
The Real Food Media Project has selected the top films among the submissions from its Real Food Media Contest.
Capital City Farming: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Washington, DC
Food Tank highlights ten urban agriculture projects in Washington, DC.
More and More, Indigenous Crops Are Being Celebrated Across the Globe
Anti-GMO movement is enjoying both wide-spread publicity and legal wins
The Great Green Wall of Africa: Greening the Sahel to Turn Back the Tide of Desertification
The Great Green Wall is a bold effort to re-forest thousands of kilometers of land in the Sahel while developing local economies and reversing desertification.
Three Free Tools That Will Make You a Better Farmer
These three tools make number crunching fast, easy, and fun!
Music for Farms
Music for Farms, the Harvest Sun Music Festival, National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization, and Angelic Organics Farm are bringing the sounds of agr
Indigenous Crop: Passion Fruit— Living Up to Its Name in Gardens and Kitchens throughout the World
Passion fruit is a sweet, tart, and aromatic fruit that pleases the culinary senses of those lucky enough to consume it.
