Food Security

20 Native North American Foods with Stories to Tell

Twenty indigenous North American crops important to the histories and cultures of Native Americans and early settlers.

How the Philippines is Using a Robot to Plan for Natural Disasters

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization embarked on a drone initiative with the Philippine government to reduce disaster risk in the agriculture sector.

NRDC’s Auntie Biotic Petitions for KFC to Reform its Antibiotics Policies

NRDC’s chicken mascot Auntie Biotic petitions to push KFC to stop sourcing chickens that are routinely fed antibiotics even in good health.

What Will it Take to End Global Malnutrition by 2030?

The Global Nutrition Report examines the state of nutrition in the world and what it will take to end global malnutrition by 2030.

New Developments in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): An Interview with Norman Uphoff

Food Tank interviewed Norman Uphoff to learn about recent updates with his work.

Is it Possible to Grow Spinach Locally and Year-Round?

How can we grow spinach year-round while conserving land, water, and food miles? Check out this How Does it Grow episode to find out.

The First 1,000 Days by Roger Thurow: Eliminating Global Malnutrition 1,000 Days at a Time

Roger Thurow’s The First 1,000 Days follows 12 women from 4 countries as they struggle to provide the best care for their babies in the crucial first 1000 days.

Open Agriculture Initiative: Is Digital Farming the Future of Food?

MIT Open Agriculture Initiative is on a mission to digitalize agriculture using desktop Personal Food Computers and carefully engineered climate recipes.

Putting “Dollars on the Data:” Map the Meal Gap Report Sheds Light on Food Insecurity in U.S.

The 2016 Map the Meal Gap report provides sobering data about food insecurity and food assistance at the local level in the United States.

17 Farmer Heroes for Sustainability, Equality, and Defense of Traditions

Check out these seventeen farmer heroes who, from poetry to advocacy, are doing more than putting food on our plates.

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