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.

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