Farmers markets are more than places to buy fresh produce. They can also serve as economic engines and gathering places that strengthen communities.
Food Security
SeaShare Is Closing the Protein Gap in America’s Food Banks
Through a nationwide network of seafood industry partners, SeaShare’s food donation efforts help close the protein gap in food banks.
Opening a Grocery Store Is Only the Beginning: Making Food Retail Work for Communities
Can publicly-supported grocery stores solve the food affordability crisis?
Data And AI Tech Can Speed Up Our Responses To Climate Change, Not Replace Them
The climate crisis moves quickly—which means our solutions need to move even faster, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.
“It’s Just One Long Chain”: How Regenerative Farming Equals Tastier Food, Healthier Eaters, And Nourished Communities
Everything in the food system is inter-related, from agriculture to nutrition to medicine to climate—and farms bind them together, panelists say at Climate Week.
Industry Leaders Talk Transparency And Trust At Annual Climate Week Brand Sustainability Summit
Food and beverage industry leaders had candid conversations about the need to embrace transparency and long-term thinking at Climate Week NYC.
Will Ukraine’s Record Wartime Harvest Reach Global Markets?
Ukraine’s 2026 harvest could be one of its strongest since the war began. The harder question is whether the world can receive it.
These Solutions Are a Roadmap to a Stronger Food System, Part II
We can’t just talk about addressing the climate crisis. We have to do something. These solutions are showing us the way forward.
Rethinking the Future of Food Security at Climate Week NYC
As food security emergencies become more frequent and complex, Food Tank will bring global leaders together to explore faster responses and stronger resilience.
Defining Ultra-Processed Foods: From Evidence to Action
Policymakers can curb consumption of UPFs through labeling, taxation, and countermarketing campaigns.
These Solutions Are a Roadmap to a Stronger Food System, Part I
These solutions will help us truly make change at the scale we desperately need.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Relief Efforts in Nepal, a New Regional Climate Fund, Wage Cuts Struck Down
From a new regional climate fund for Pacific Island nations to a ruling that wage cuts for U.S. farm workers was “unlawful,” here’s your weekly food news roundup.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Ecosystems Recovery, Aquifers Replenishing, and USDA’s Staffing Shortages
From a hopeful update on global land restoration to a troubling pause in reporting on three of the world’s hunger hotspots—here’s your weekly food news roundup.
The Race to Protect Food Systems: Supporting Farmers Before El Niño
El Niño could bring more drought and flooding, but early action can help protect farmers, food supplies, and vulnerable communities.
O‘ahu Government Launches First Food Systems Plan
The Oʻahu Food Systems Plan, which has yet to receive City Council approval, proposes around 70 action items to guide local agencies for the next five years.
Big Data for Food and Climate Resilience in Africa: Digital Earth Africa Moves to icipe
icipe is using satellite data to improve regional food security and climate resilience.
Cyclospora Outbreak Highlights Food Safety Gaps
“We need to invest in public health agencies to better prepare them to respond to outbreaks.”
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Restores Health Aid, Companies Block Action on UPFs, New Tool Boosts Water Security
This week, the U.S. restores health aid, countries adopt a framework on sustainable livestock management, corporations slow progress on ultra-processed foods, a new tool promises to boost water security.
School Meals Nourish Communities Beyond the Classroom
School meal programs can do much more than address hunger—they can transform agriculture, strengthen local economies, and improve children’s futures.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Schools Tackle Child Hunger, What’s Missing from the Cyclospora Conversation, Restored Soils Boost Food Security
Schools leverage a federal option to tackle hunger, what’s missing from the cyclospora outbreak conversation, research reveals the food security potential of healing soils.