What’s changing in food and health this week? A vaccine contract gets pulled, cultivated meat faces bans, and infant formula ads come under new scrutiny.
Jun 13 2025
Food Security
Harnessing the Power of Nutrition: Q&A with Dr. Kofi Essel
The rise in food as medicine represents a renaissance in the healthcare system, says Dr. Kofi Essel.
Small Island Food Security: Local Solutions, Global Lessons
How can islands grow more of their own food and rely less on imports? This network is helping Small Island Developing States share knowledge about sustainability, tourism, and local food production to boost food security.
Op-Ed | From Tools and Frameworks to Action, True Cost Accounting Has Come a Long Way
True Cost Accounting is a powerful tool to understand the costs and benefits—including those typically hidden—from food production, distribution, and consumption.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Cuts, Soda Bans, and Avian Flu
A look at soda bans, school meal impacts, and what climate data says about our food future.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation
This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.
Planting for the Future: Expanding School Food Forests
School food forests offer a lasting solution to student nutrition, climate resilience, and hands-on education. Now, NFSN is working to scale them nationwide.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: USDA Departures, Traditional African Food Systems, and El Niño
This week, we’re looking at USDA resignations, food security risks, and whether dairy is making a comeback.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Aid Cuts, COP30 Momentum, and Bailouts for Farmers
Explore this week’s top headlines on food policy, global aid, climate action, and more.
The First 100 Days: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate
From funding cuts to tariffs, here’s how the Trump-Vance administration is reshaping food, health, and the environment—one decision at a time.
Op-Ed | Why Gender Equality Is the Key to Healthy Diets for Everyone
Changing norms and creating fair policies can lead to meaningful improvements in women’s economic participation and leadership.
The Climate Is Changing and Science Has Answers—But What Happens if the Funding Dries Up?
The climate crisis is hurting farmers as research funding falls.
The Fight for the Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program, which provides extra money for food assistance recipients to purchase fresh produce from local farmers, faces budget cuts. Food justice advocates are fighting to keep the program afloat.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Rising Egg Prices, Farmer Wellness, and Global Aid Reversals
Egg prices are soaring, food aid is shifting, and Frank Bruni has a message of hope for graduates—here’s what happened this week.
Mexico Amends Constitution to Prohibit GM Corn Seeds
Mexico has officially banned GM corn seeds, strengthening protections for biodiversity, food sovereignty, and public health.
More than a Meal: Forti Foods’ Mission to End Malnutrition with Dignity
Forti Foods is tackling malnutrition with fortified meals that are designed to empower communities.
FAO Brief: How Forests Can Transform Food Systems
A recent brief from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlights the critical role of forests and wild foods in transforming food systems. If current trends persist, the brief warns, the degradation of forest food systems will continue to…
In Parched Zimbabwe, Small-Scale Farmers Turn to Traditional Crops
Severe droughts are pushing Zimbabwe farmers back to traditional crops like millet and sorghum.
The Food Planet Prize Supports Diverse Initiatives Contributing to a Sustainable Food System
Transforming the food system is the most effective way to safeguard the Earth. The Food Planet Prize supports initiatives that help achieve this.
U.S. Policy Changes Will Have Consequences for Food Systems Globally
The new administration is already reshaping global food systems, affecting humanitarian aid, public health, and global peace.
June 2025
Jun 26 2025
London Climate Action Week: Chief Sustainability Officers Summit, Building the Future of the Food System
London
Jun 26 2025
The Food Is Medicine Impact Awards
Boston
July 2025
Jul 27 - 29 2025
UN Food Systems Summit + 4
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
September 2025
Sep 21 - 26 2025
NYC Climate Week Food Tank Series
The Greene Space
Sep 21 2025
NYC Climate Week – Hope on a Plate: An Interactive Celebration of Regenerative Agriculture and Shared Possibility
The Greene Space
Sep 22 2025
NYC Climate Week – Climate Action: A Food Waste Breakthrough
The Greene Space
Sep 22 2025
NYC Climate Week – A Roadmap to a Delicious, Nutritious, and Regenerative Food Future for All
The Greene Space
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