After loss and financial strain, a young fourth-generation farmer leads her family through a bold transition to save the farm they love.
Farmers
In Australia, Farmers Lead the Way to a More Resilient Food System
Australia is experiencing the effects of the climate crisis particularly acutely but they’re showing how farmers and ag system leaders can be key players in building more resilient food and climate systems.
Refugee Collective Farming Builds Resilient Food Systems in Texas
The Refugee Collective in Central Texas empowers refugees through farming, food access, and climate-smart agriculture.
Reviving Gaza’s Farmland to Reclaim Food Sovereignty
In the face of starvation, farmers are restoring farmland, replanting trees, and moving toward food sovereignty.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Farm Leaders Warn of Collapse, Investors Ignore Methane, and Nipah Virus Alerts
This week’s roundup covers urgent warnings from farm groups, climate-driven crop shifts, investor inaction on methane, and regional health alerts.
Growing Food as Medicine in Montana
“Farmers should be paid like pharmacists,” says Bob Quinn, who wants to see producers truly recognized for growing food that nourishes and heals communities.
The Struggle—and Hope—for the Next Generation of Farmers
“The next generation is looking towards their future and thinking, how am I even going to get started?” says farmer Michelle Arp.
Food 2050 Visionaries: Rethinking the Roots of Agriculture in The Netherlands
Efficiency has come at the expense of human and animal welfare. What if Dutch farmers and researchers can develop circular food systems that work with natural processes?
Community Is Essential to Farmer Resilience in Ireland
As a young farmer, Dennehy and 16 of his peers formed a group to help one another face the challenges of the agriculture sector. 30 years later, they’re gathering at the start of each month.
The Path Forward for Food and Farming Is Clear. Now Is the Time to Act!
Funding cuts and the decline in development aid has had devastating consequences. To transform our food and agriculture systems need to lead into new, innovative solutions.
Op-Ed | Fairtrade Holiday Spices: Supporting Global Farming Communities, One Season at a Time
Deciding what holiday spices to use this year? Your choices make a difference.
Reimagining Food Systems With Private Sector Innovation
Partnerships between farmers, scientists, and global organizations are driving practical innovations that strengthen the food system.
Researchers Say Crops That Nourish Can Transform African Farming
A “Crops that Nourish” strategy can reshape farming across sub-Saharan Africa by centering nutrition, resilience, and community voices.
Community-Based Action Uplifts Small Farms in California
Caroline Radice is building the infrastructure for the food system we need and that all eaters deserve.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Farm Bailout, Climate Tech for UAE Farmers, and Gene-Edited Crops in the EU
A look at major policy decisions this week affecting farmers, food systems, and agricultural innovation around the world.
Zambian Natural Farming Pilots Show Early Success
Natural farming methods are helping Zambian farmers grow stronger crops, cut costs, and improve soil health.
Confinement Hog Farms Fuel a Public Health Crisis in Iowa: ‘Nobody Wants to Admit this Is What’s Happening’
Iowa has the second-highest rate of cancer incidence in the United States.
Dispatch from COP30: Friday, Nov. 21
Powerful countries have the ability to move the needle in significant, meaningful ways. But if they fall short, the work still remains to be done.
Op-Ed | How Cambodia’s NDC 3.0 Puts Food Systems at the Heart of Climate Action
By recognizing that agricultural, nutrition, health, supply chains, and food security are deeply connected climate risks and mitigation potential, it enshrines the principle of integrating action across agendas in ways that are real and meaningful.
Dispatch from COP30: Tuesday, Nov. 18
“We absolutely cannot afford to waste time on tactical delays or stonewalling,” Simon Stiell, who leads the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, said yesterday.