While summer is normally the season for getting away from it all, instead we challenge our readers to dive deeper into the areas of the food system in which they desire change with these 29 books.
Farmers
Revitalizing rural economies in South Korea
According to Kyoungsoo Lim, we should devise new ways of selling produce and make more side jobs available for a more liveable rural community in South Korea.
Cali Food Leaders Talk to Discuss Equity in Food System
West Coast food leaders are fed up with an unaffordable, inaccessible, inequitable food system: in San Francisco and LA, Food Tank is collaborating on solutions with these speakers.
Cargill and Heifer International Want There to be a Chicken in Every Pot
The Hatching Hope Initiative is a new collaboration between Heifer International and Cargill. Food Tank spoke with the CEO of Heifer International to find out how convincing more women to raise chickens will sustainably reduce hunger and poverty for 100 million people by 2030.
A “Blue Card” Can Provide Protection for Farm Workers
Undocumented farm workers, who toil in dangerous conditions to grow the food that allows U.S. citizens to live healthy lives, are unable to access health themselves. A “Blue Card” bill could change that.
From Rescued Food to Artisan Bites
Small food business went from serving bread and marmalade to catering high brow events in London using food waste.
Dr. Bronner’s Helps Bring Better Opportunities to Farmers in India
A sustainable soap company is paving the way for using sustainable agricultural practices which can be used to build a better food system.
Adapting Western Africa’s Seed Laws May Be Key to Enhancing Crop Diversity
Policies related to seed law need reform if West African farmers are to improve crop diversity and manage their own seeds.
Opinion | A Journey from City Dwellers to Regenerative Farmers: THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
“A promise we made to Todd, a rescue dog who died a few years ago, forced us out of the city and into our dream life as farmers. A rather curious story which is better explained in the film.”
SRI: More Crop Per Drop, Better Lives for Farmers with Lotus Foods
Caryl Levine and Ken Lee, co-founders and co-CEOs of Lotus Foods, talk about supporting smallholder rice farmers through promoting System of Rice Intensification.
Women Are Champions of Farming Differently, Says Kivirist
“Women all across the food system are doing things differently,” says farmer, author, and entrepreneur, Lisa Kivirist, whose approach to agricultural learning gives women the tools and resources to forge their own paths collaboratively.
Scientists Use Technology to Resist Effects of Climate Change on Crops
Crop physiologists invest in research to develop climate resistant crops for smallholder farmers in the developing world. Sorghum and millet varieties that can withstand extreme climate conditions will reduce hunger and malnutrition.
Opinion | Can a 200 Year Old Farm Pivot from Cash Crops to Ancient Grains?
The Smiths have been growing corn and soybeans for nearly 200 years. With prices continuing to fall in 2015, they tried growing teff, an ancient grain from Ethiopia.
Opinion | A Conversation with Four Food Advocates Working to End Hunger and Create a Sustainable Food System
Four food advocates discuss their views on the state of our food system. They explore the relationship between class, race, and food access, investing in local farm programs, and young people’s hopeful role in sustainable agriculture.
Wise: We Won’t Feed the World By Giving Up on Small-Scale Farmers
Timothy A. Wise describes how agribusinesses highjack policy tables, while governments neglect the small-scale farmers with solutions to feed all.
“The farmer is literally hedging their bets” in Eastern and Southern Africa
Drought tolerant crops that deliver nutrition and income to farmers could bring more food security to the region. Dr. Moses Siambi from ICRISAT explains how relying on single, water-intensive crops during dry periods can be risky.
Celebrating A Diversity of Opinions Is Key to Collaboration, Says Erin Fitzgerald
To boost transparency in the agricultural industry, Erin Fitzgerald of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance calls upon people to learn more from farmers and the diversity of ways they tend to their land.
Opinion | Cambodian Agri-Tech Centre Provides Opportunities for Rural Youth
The Green Shoots Foundation discusses the mission of the Agro-Tech Center in educating and training youth in rural Cambodia.
A New Global Agriculture: Using Big Data to Bring Farmers Together
For centuries, farmers have been isolated—geographically, economically, technologically. Big Data has the potential to transform agriculture in the 21st century and create a new global commons for agricultural knowledge that could allow farmers from Missouri to Myanmar to learn from one another.
Stephanie Race: Preparing for Future Farming Hurdles Requires Multidisciplinary Data
The urgency to transform agricultural research and data into cutting-edge solutions for growers “is as if someone turned the volume up on the stereo,” says Stephanie Race of Crop Performance Ltd. and Earth Labs.
