This week, a new analysis reveals that national climate action plans are integrating food and ag, U.S. farm costs are hitting new highs, and the world’s largest seed vault celebrates their largest collection of seeds.
Climate Change
Biodiversity Is Good for Nature—and Good for Business
Researchers are looking for private sector partners “who see biodiversity as a source of competitive advantage.”
Communities Are Proving Drylands Are Places of Deep Opportunity
“This is an opportunity for all of us…to make these thrivelands not only a source of prosperity but also a source of peace.”
Transparency Strengthens Food Supply Chains From Farm to Fork
Traceability solutions are making supply chains more transparent. That can empower farmers and eaters, while unlocking climate action.
Case Studies From Ireland: Making Sustainability Good Business
As companies think about investing in more sustainable models, these brands are showing their peers that there’s a business case to be made.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: El Nino Begins, 10,000 Farmers Empowered, Britain’s Dairy Farmers Hits New Low
This week El Niño begins, a program empowers 10,000 farmers and is continuing to grow, and the number of Britain’s dairy farmers drops below 7,000 for the first time ever.
In Dublin and London, Storytelling Is Part of Food Systems Action
Next week is London Climate Action Week, where we’re using the power of storytelling to drive action in food systems.
The Path Forward from Global Water Bankruptcy
The world is facing a state of water bankruptcy that will force food and agriculture systems to adapt.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Global Politics Reshape Food Security, Fiji Pushes Organic Ag, WFP Scales School Meals
India and Fiji look to future-proof their food systems, a new geopolitics is reshaping food security, and WFP announces they are scaling school feeding programs in East Africa.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Australia Cracks Down on Food Waste, COP31 Pushes Clean Energy, Ag Co-ops Offer Hope
Australia is cracking down on food waste, COP31 eyes clean energy solutions, and new research reveals that resilience built by agricultural co-ops.
Join Food Tank at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey
Join Food Tank at the 31st U.N. Climate Change Conference for a series of multi-stakeholder dinners, farmer storytelling, and much more.
Join Food Tank at Climate Week NYC
From September 19-25, Food Tank is hosting a weeklong series of programming to talk food, farming, and climate action.
Food Tank Explains: True Cost Accounting
True Cost Accounting reveals the hidden costs of food systems—and how they shape health, environment, and equity.
One Year On: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate
Follow the policies, trace the impacts, and see how food and agriculture systems are being reshaped in real time.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: NY Acts on GRAS Loophole, Green Roofs Offer Climate Solutions, Bolivia’s Farmers Protect their Future
This week, NY is acting to tackle the GRAS loophole, research reveals the promise of green roofs, and Bolivia’s farmers are standing up to the gold mining industry to protect their future.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Kenyan Women Defy Gender Norms, President Trump Calls for Cuts to WIC, Anti-Immigration Policies Fail
Kenyan women are taking to the water, Asia is looking into more sustainable packaging, and anti-immigration laws are failing to gain support.
Join Food Tank at London Climate Action Week
On June 25, we’re bringing together 180+ food and agriculture business leaders to talk about how the private sector can drive climate action.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Farm Bankruptcies Climb, Nigeria Distributes Clean Cookstoves, Uganda Moves to Certify Agroecological Produce
The number of U.S. farms is falling, Nigeria is committing to scale distribution of clean cook stoves, Uganda is taking steps to boost agroecology.
Food Tank Explains: Regenerative Agriculture
What is regenerative agriculture? Food Tank Explains breaks down how regenerative practices build soil strength and resilience, driving climate resilience and crop yield.
Op-Ed | If You Care about Climate Change, Work for Land Rights
We won’t be able to mitigate emissions or adapt to a changing world if we do not plan for a just transition.