Mississippi Delta Agricultural Theft Task Force unites farmers, law enforcement, and scrap metal dealers to identify farm thefts and prevent the sale of stolen property.
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Far-Reaching Impacts from Large-Scale Agriculture Projects in Mozambique
A new report on Mozambique and Zambia shows even smaller, less egregious land acquisitions are undermining food security in some of the world’s hungriest countries.
Helping Decisionmakers Understand the True Cost of Food
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) aims to make links in eco-agri-food systems visible as a result of their TEEBAgriFood project.
Announcing the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition’s 2017 YES! Research Grant Competition
BCFN’s YES! Research Grant Competition supports sustainable research from young scientists.
Transforming Lawns into Gardens
Justin Vandenbroeck and Fred Lake of Fleet Farming Oakland share their experience building a hyper-local food system powered by bike fleet and supported by community.
Fran Drescher: “We are what we eat”
Fran Drescher, Executive Director of Cancer Schmancer, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy.
Africa’s First Postharvest Loss Reduction Innovation Conference and Competition
From March 28 to 31, your solution to food waste in Africa could be pitched at a groundbreaking conference in Kenya.
Erica Hellen: “Farming is our livelihood, but it is also activism”
Erica Hellen, co-owner and farmer at Free Union Grass Farm, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy, on February 2, 2017.
Mike Koch on Harnessing the Power of Consumer Demand
Mike Koch, Executive Director of FRESHFARM, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy.
Roger Johnson on the Importance of Remembering Family Farmers
Roger Johnson, 14th President of the National Farmers Union, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy, which will be hosted in partnership with George Washington University and the World Resources Institute on February 2, 2017.
Ted Monk: “Lack of food shouldn’t limit a person”
Ted Monk, Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility of Sodexo North America, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy.
Dr. Shenggen Fan: “I know it’s possible to eliminate hunger”
Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy.
Tell Congress That Farmers Count—Take the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey
Take the National Young Farmers Coalition’s survey to let Congress know #FarmersCount.
Chocothon, the Initiative that Seeks to Save Cocoa Production in Ghana
Chocothon, a collaborative initiative for cocoa farmers, kicks off on January 18.
150 Years Later, Black Farmers are Still Fighting to Farm
The soil and the streets of black communities hold a deep agricultural tradition that has been disappearing over the past 100 years. Getting back to the land would mean food security for communities that desperately need it.
Promoting Farmworker Rights and Social Responsibility in the Food System
Bruce Goldstein, President of Farmworker Justice, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit: Let’s Build a Better Food Policy.
The Future of Food is in Cooperatives
Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Narendra Varma, founder of Our Table Cooperative, a multi-stakeholder cooperative located in Sherwood, Oregon. Our Table has 58 acres of farmland, a grocery, and numerous farm-based educational opportunities, and the organization incorporates the…
United Nations Approves New Animal Welfare Recommendations
New United Nations recommendations on animal welfare provide progressive guidelines for an industry adapting to scientific discoveries and emerging expectations of consumers.
Sustainable Spirits from Hawaiian Sugarcane
Ocean Organic Vodka on Maui, Hawaii, is shaking up the status quo by lessening their footprint while providing high-quality organic spirits from one of Hawaii’s oldest crops: sugarcane.
What the World Can Learn from SmartSOIL, a Research Project in the European Union
The SmartSOIL (Sustainable farm management aimed at reducing threats to SOILs under climate change) project brought together researchers and professionals from various universities and institutes in Europe to develop options to increase soil organic carbon.
