Food Tank

Financing a Fairer Food System: Q&A with Ertharin Cousin

How can we mobilize capital to build more equitable, resilient, and sustainable food system and agriculture?

Let’s Go to Capitol Hill to Create Action on Food Is Medicine!

Food has incredible power to help us address complex challenges—especially when we consider how transformative Food is Medicine can be.

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.

Meeting the Moment: What the Organic Sector Needs to Sustain Growth

As demand for organic agriculture reaches new highs, experts say strategic support is needed to ensure farmers and markets can keep up.

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.

Op-Ed | Adopting Sustainable Diets: Local Action Drives Larger Change in EU

Guidelines to improve diets are not always adapted to regional traditions. Yet Eating is a deeply personal and cultural matter.

Less Sugar, More Crunch: A New Report Reveals What Makes a Snack Truly Satisfying for Today’s Eaters

Today’s eaters are questioning the industrialized food system as they seek a deeper connection with the brands they support.

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.

In a Hotter and Drier World, How Can Food and Farming Systems Adapt?

Over the past 40 years, drought has affected more people around the globe than any other natural disaster.

This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling

A new documentary tells the story of East Knoxville’s food apartheid problem and the community members fighting for change.

Op-Ed | Defining Regenerative Agriculture with Integrity

New science reveals the toxic footprint and climate costs of conventional no-till farming practices that are sold as regenerative agriculture.

Researchers Publish Newly Updated Bibliography on Structural Racism in the Food System

The Center for Regional Food Systems published the latest edition of their Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism in the United States, adding 90 new resources.

An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health

Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.

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.

Transforming Health Through Food: The Role of Education, Access, and Environment

Food is medicine and eating for health go beyond the doctor’s office—learn how equity and environment impact wellbeing.

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.

These Farm Workers Are Calling for a Boycott—Until Their Union Is Recognized

Failure to recognize the union, unreasonable quotas, and mistreatment of employees are among the reasons farm workers are calling for a boycott.

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.

Could Eating Well Save Our Lives?

Illnesses caused by poor dietary health contribute to millions of deaths each year.

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