Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Suzy Friedman, Senior Director of Agricultural Sustainability at the EDF, about a new program for reducing fertilizer pollution and what consumers can do to influence—and accelerate—change.
Climate Change
New Report Ranks Countries on Food Waste, Nutrition, and Sustainable Agriculture
The Food Sustainability Index ranks countries by food system sustainability and identifies best practices in food waste, nutrition, and agriculture.
An Interview with Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Obesity and Health Disparities Researcher
Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, has researched the relationship between climate change and obesity. He spoke with Food tank about this relationship.
Food Insecurity in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
Haiti’s agriculture sector sent reeling after Hurricane Matthew
Climate Risk, Loss and Damage in North Carolina
The big hog and poultry operations in North Carolina fit almost any definition of climate risk.
Pesticide risk reduction in the Cook Islands
Protecting the biodiversity and safeguarding ecosystems in the Cook Islands is essential if agricultural productivity is to be boosted in a sustainable manner.
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Eating Less Meat, CGIAR Report Says
Food Tank spoke with JoAnne Berkenkamp, a Senior Advocate in the Food & Agriculture Program at the NRDC, about the problem of food waste.
A Solution to California’s Drought?
Stanford’s study is particularly significant in light of the four-year drought the state of California has endured.
Toxic Algae Blooms Linked to Over-Fertilization and Climate Change
Recent toxic algae blooms in Florida have covered over one third of the surface area of Lake Okeechobee.
More and Better’s Work on the SDGs
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to interview Aksel Naerstad, the international co-coordinator of the More and Better Network, about the Sustainable Development Goals.
