Environmental advocates say both could significantly reshape the regulation of pesticides in the United States.
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Food Tank Explains: Regenerative Agriculture
What is regenerative agriculture? Food Tank Explains breaks down how regenerative practices build soil strength and resilience, driving climate resilience and crop yield.
EU Food Waste Targets Are a Start—With Room to Grow
The EU’s new food waste targets create momentum for collaboration, innovation, and smarter food systems across Europe.
Op-Ed | If You Care about Climate Change, Work for Land Rights
We won’t be able to mitigate emissions or adapt to a changing world if we do not plan for a just transition.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Future of Vertical Farming, Warming Temperatures Threaten Food Security, Côte d’Ivoire Invests in Women Farmers
The future of vertical farming appears uncertain, Côte d’Ivoire builds tech hubs for women farmers, and new research reveals that warming temperatures could push critical food insecurity higher.
Reminding Ourselves that Food System Stories Are People-Centered Stories
By building meaningful connections with people, we can build better food systems.
Food Tank Explains: Agroecology
What is agroecology? Food Tank’s primer explores its roots, core principles, and role in building sustainable, just food systems.
Spring Forward with these 20 Books on Food and Agriculture
Discover the secret history of French cooking, learn about the food justice all around us, or try a new recipe with these 20 new titles on Food Tank’s spring reading list.
Op-Ed | ICARRD+20: The Principles Are Clear, But Political Will Is Missing
There’s a real opportunity to transform land governance. We can’t waste it.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Recipients Sue USDA, Researchers Tackle Avian Flu, and Fertilizer Prices Soar
SNAP recipients are pushing back against resrictions, the Iran war sends fertilizer prices soaring, and researchers are taking steps to curb avian flu.
Hog Farming Against the Odds in Rural Wisconsin
At 28, third generation farmer Lindsay Larson is pioneering a different way of raising hogs.
Biopesticides Can Work—But Only if We Let Them
At the same time as we’re seeing these ballooning rates of synthetic pesticide use, we have an off-ramp out of this downward spiral. We just need to use it.
UBC Researchers Fight Tire Toxins Threatening Salmon
UBC researchers are tackling a newly discovered tire chemical that threatens coho salmon and the communities that depend on them.
Integrating Data and Climate Adaptation Strategies for South Asia
A new tool is helping decision-makers understand the risks posed by extreme weather events and plan for climate adaptation in South Asia.
A Volunteer-Powered Solution to Food Insecurity in Virginia
A Virginia community farm grows and donates 100 percent of its fresh, nutrient-rich food to the food insecure.
You’re Invited: We’re Talking ‘All Things Food’ at SXSW and Blue Foods in Boston
Food Tank is bringing regional and global food system leaders together to break bread, share success stories, spotlight creative visionaries, and highlight ways we can build a stronger food and agriculture systems.
As Climate Stress Grows, SEWA Equips Women Farmers With New Tools
“We come together as poor, as women, and as workers, no matter what caste, community, or religion they belong to,” says SEWA’s Reema Nanavaty.
ICE’s Impact on Food Security, as Seen Through Joyce Uptown Food Shelf
Minneapolis food shelves have been forced to innovate like never before to meet the community’s need.
Field to Film Festival Amplifies Indigenous and Rural Youth Voices
The Field to Film Festival shares powerful short films by young people from farming communities, spotlighting women farmers and stories of change in local food systems around the world.
‘Unearthing the Future’ Unpacks the Food and Farming Systems Impacting Human Health
The six episode series is “a call to share long knowledge,” says Laura Howard-Gayeton, Executive Director of The Lexicon of Food.