Chefs and cookbook authors show the potential of reaching a nutritious, sustainable food system by championing plant-based cooking.
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Opinion | Why We Need Organic for All?
Pesticides such as chlorpyrifos are linked to increased neurodevelopmental problems yet little is being done to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure; which is hundreds of times greater levels of toxic pesticides than consumers’.
Eating Local Just Got Easier for Some North American Cities
Much of the time, food racks up quite a few miles on the foodometer before it reaches our plates. But Square Roots and Gordon Food Service are partnering to help bring locally-grown food to customers across North America year-round.
2023 Will be the International Year of Millets
The U.N. FAO is endorsing India’s proposal to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Millet is becoming a favorite globally among those affected by climate change because of its ability to thrive in harsh and arid environments.
New Study Identifies Innovations to Improve Nutrition in Just 5 Years
Malnutrition is a global epidemic, and two organizations have gathered a group of global experts to come up with solutions in the food supply chain that can improve nutrition in emerging economies in just five years.
Rallying the Troops: Farmers Around the U.S. Head to Iowa to Call for Better Agricultural Policy
National farm organizations to gather on March 30 in Storm Lake, Iowa, to call for a Farmers Bill of Rights and policy to thwart further consolidation in the food system.
Creating Boozy Beverages from Food Waste: 10 Brewers Doing it Right
A compiled list of businesses that are diverting food waste from the landfill and transforming it into alcoholic beverages.
![“No country has a monopoly on the problem [of malnutrition], so no country has a monopoly on the solution: we all have to work together,” says Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.](https://foodtank.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Haddad1-640x450.jpg)
Malnutrition: A Global Problem That Requires a Global Solution
“No country has a monopoly on the problem [of malnutrition], so no country has a monopoly on the solution: we all have to work together,” says Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
Opinion | A Farmer’s Transformation
A former tobacco farmer reflects on his transformation toward regenerative agriculture, influenced by a farmer-driven program that aims to feed the world while improving the health of the planet.
Confronting Gender Bias in Agriculture Takes Daily Work, Says Maiga of CORAF
Mariame Maiga of WECARD/CORAF talks about how confronting gender inequity in Africa is a daily obligation for anyone working in agricultural research and sustainable development.
