Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, talks about learning from indigenous wisdom in the food system.
Economics and Policy
Opinion | Indigenous Foodways
It is time for all of us to find ways to raise indigenous voices and confront issues of food sovereignty, says Kathleen Merrigan, ASU Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems
New Report Explores the Environmental Impact of Food Packaging
A new report says that we as consumers pursue healthy and sustainable eating habits, but still overlook the impact of food packaging on the environment.
Break Economic and Nutrition Policy Out of Their Silos for Real Change
Dr. Sara Bleich of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health sits down with Sarah Blackburn of Edible Boston to talk about the key to effective nutrition policies.
120 Organizations Creating a New Decade for Food
To leap forward into 2020, we’re highlighting 120 organizations with plans for a more sustainable food system in the next year.
The Food System Vision Prize Is Accepting Applications Through January 31st
The Food System Vision Prize, launched by the Rockefeller Foundation, SecondMuse, and OpenIDEO, will reward proposals that inspire farmers, policymakers, businesspeople, activists, and eaters to build a more sustainable food system.
The Staple Food Revolution: Bringing Beans and Grains to Local Markets
“Mills for feed and food used to be ubiquitous, that’s how we fed ourselves.” Now, “a lot of the poverty you see can be attributed to the extraction of that economic activity, especially in rural communities,” according to Jaeger.
How to Fix Food: Fix Everything Else
Mark Bittman sits down with journalist Deena Shanker talk about the key to making good, affordable food without abusing the environment.
No-Deal Brexit May Hurt Scotland’s Agriculture Sector
Scotland could face serious problems under a no-deal Brexit—including severe damages to its import and export markets, customs delays and a weakening British Pound.
Views For 2020: U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidates’ Plans in Food and Agriculture
Food Tank is highlighting the Democratic presidential candidates still in the race and their visions for a brighter future for food and agriculture.
Apply for the Food System Vision Prize to Envision a Better Food System for 2050
The Food System Vision Prize, launched by the Rockefeller Foundation, SecondMuse, and OpenIDEO, will reward proposals that inspire farmers, policymakers, businesspeople, activists, and eaters to build a more sustainable food system.
Florida’s Food Policy Council: Building a Platform to Drive Change
The FLFPC board members give Food Tank insight into the accomplishments achieved and unique challenges that the FLFPC has faced in the last few years.
A New Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Farmworkers
The Agricultural Worker Program Act could help to bring stability to farmworkers, their communities, their agricultural employers, and our food system as a whole.
Food Industry Is Aligning with SDGs—but Not Taking Action
The food industry is taking the steps to monitor and report their environmentally and socially supportive choices—but not taking action to move the needle.
Non-Profit Working to Improve Global Food and Beverage Companies
One non-profit organization, Access to Nutrition Foundation (ATNF), is partnering with socially-conscious investors to tackle malnutrition and obesity by evaluating and bringing transparency to the nutritional contributions of companies such as Coca-Cola, ConAgra, Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, and Unilever.
Brazil’s Uncertain Future: President Jair Bolsonaro on Indigenous Rights, Environmental Conservation, and NGOs
Facing policy reforms which encourage deforestation, the people and resources of the Amazon are at serious risk.
How OzHarvest Is Helping Australia Halve Its Food Waste by 2030
Australia’s plan to halve food waste by 2030 is a lofty goal, but the country’s biggest food rescue organization, OzHarvest, is working hard to make it happen.
Opinion | 2020 Democratic Candidates on Key Food and Agriculture Issues
Given that the food sector currently generates nearly one-third of all climate-change emissions, we need a Democratic candidate who will transition our food system away from industrial agriculture.
New Report Shows Both Hunger and Obesity on the Rise
The latest version of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report shows that rates of hunger and obesity are on the rise worldwide.
10 Illuminating Discussions on Health and Nutrition from the Food Talk Podcast
Erasing world hunger—and ensuring the health of our environment—is a challenge that will take creative solutions to solve. In these 10 episodes of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” experts discuss how they’re rethinking nutrition for our modern world.
