Your trendy new tea or super-fruit of the month was most likely discovered by Indigenous Peoples long before they hit your grocery store shelf.
Climate Change
Five ways System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices and ideas can help “feed the world”
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices and ideas can help “feed the world,” support family farmers, and help protect the environment.
Food Tank Book of the Week: The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it
Julian Cribb illuminates what he calls, Humanity’s greatest test—how do we feed a growing population with less?
When Less is More; Farmers Are Reaping the Benefits of No-till Agriculture
No-till agriculture can help farmers reduce erosion, improve soil quality, and sequester carbon in soils.
World’s poorest need land rights to cope with climate change
Families and communities most impacted by climate change –and by our responses to it– do not have secure land rights and therefore face added vulnerabilities.
Meat’s large water footprint: why raising livestock and poultry for meat is so resource-intensive
Why revealing the virtual water hidden in meat and explaining its resource-intensity matters; acknowledging the potential problems and limits for ways forward.
International Year of Family Farming: Building Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture in Africa
Mainstreaming organic management for family farmers could help feed people, eradicate poverty, and mitigate the effects of climate change in Africa.
Innovation for Sustainability: Driptech Offers Innovative Irrigation Technology for the 21st Century
Driptech is an inexpensive and user-friendly drip irrigation technology which allows farmers in the developing world to save water in these water-scarce times.
Food Waste in Japan: How Eco-towns and Recycling Loops are Encouraging Self-Sufficiency
Food waste in Japan was equivalent to the amount of annual rice production, but Japan’s Food Recycling Law has implemented reduction methods.
“Feeding the Planet” Summit Brings Together Experts to Discuss Feeding a Growing Population
The George Washington University’s Planet Forward Project hosted Feeding the Planet Summit, bringing together experts to discuss feeding a growing population.
Call to Action: Turn Down the Heat!
A 2013 World Bank report predicts the course of climate change and highlights its effects on vulnerable populations and food supplies.
Small-Scale Kenyan Farmers Have Potential to Thrive Despite Climate Change
While a changing climate threatens crop production in Kenya, Kenyan small-scale farmers show potential to thrive.
International Year of Family Farming: Seeds for Women Farmers Key to Food Security
La Via Campesina has launched a global campaign aimed at defending the survival of traditional seeds as well as guaranteeing food sovereignty worldwide.
Is Obesity Contributing to Global Warming? Recent Studies Share Surprising Results
Obesity is known to have negative consequences for human health, but recent studies suggest that it can be just as detrimental to the planet.
Got Water Problems? Build Healthy Soil
Is rising water insecurity tied to widespread soil degradation?
No More Business-As-Usual, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Calls for Change
The U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network offers new approaches to food systems and agriculture across the globe.
40 Chances to Create a Better Food System
Food Tank has compiled a list of 40 individuals and organizations breaking the status quo in food and nutrition security, food sovereignty, and food justice.
Apply to the Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Sustainable Development!
The Earth Institute calls for applications to its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Fewer Cows, More Trees: New Zealand Case Study Proposes Simple Solution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A case study from New Zealand calls for action in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions caused by agricultural land use.
Rainforest Alliance Brings Nature into the Classroom with Spectacular Results
Students have been reaping the benefits of the Rainforest Alliance’s education program that focuses on ecosystem health and environmental conservation.
