La Via Campensina, one of the world’s largest grassroots movements, is holding their seventh International Conference this July to advocate agroecology as the path towards Food Sovereignty.
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Celebrating 21 Food Heroes for a Lifetime of Work
Food Tank is recognizing a lifetime of work by 21 food heroes. Whether it is developing more sustainable growing practices, feeding the hungry, or mentoring the next generation of advocates, these farmers, advocates, and innovators are working into their older years to building a better food system.
WFP Transformers Project Boosts School Meals with Ugly Vegetables
In Nairobi, Kenya, the World Food Programme has piloted a project to include aesthetically rejected ugly vegetables in school meals, feeding 2,200 schoolchildren lunch made with fresh vegetables for 75 school days.
BCFN Alumni Series: Constanza Monterrubio Solis on Strengthening Food Traditions
BCFN Alumni Constanza Monterrubio Solis discusses how women and culturally diverse food traditions are key in strengthening food sovereignty.
FAO Places Sustainable Agriculture Center Stage in National Climate Change Plans
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has unveiled new guidelines to help countries place agriculture at the center of climate change adaptation plans.
Social Enterprise Accelerator Takes Aim at Hunger
The Good Kitchen provides funding, businesses support, and mentorship to social enterprises that are working to address “food poverty.” This businesses accelerator was launched in 2016, as an initiative of the KellyDeli Foundation, and is currently working with the first round of five startups to help their innovations reach the market.
Addressing Climate Change Through Permaculture Principles
Aranya Agricultural Alternatives will host the 13th International Permaculture Convergence in Hyderabad, discussing the progress and challenges of permaculture movement, and the significance of permaculture principles and practices in transforming the modern day agriculture under the context of climate change and its impacts.
Teaching Agroecology in the Himalayan Foothills
Navandya’s organic farm encourages a mix of ancestral and modern farming techniques through the practice of agroecology. At the heart of their work is the observation that the green revolution has destroyed traditional knowledge that previously guided Indian farming communities.
First United Nations Ocean Conference: “We Can Still Make a Difference, If Action Is Taken Now”
Bringing together thousands of government represents, scientists and non-governmental organizations, the first-ever U.N. Ocean Conference calls on everyone to help protect the world’s oceans.
In India, Farmers Are Taking a Novel Approach to Drought Adaptation
The Doba Livelihood Program is helping Indian farmers adapt to climate change by linking indigenous knowledge with academic research.
Global Alliance for the Future of Food Brings Together Diverse Voices
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GAFF), supported by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, recently published a series of dialogues to delve into the connections between climate change and food systems. These dialogues bring together the…
Free from Debt and Suicide: India’s Natural Farmers
Ashlesha Khadse’s friends in Bangalore’s hi-tech boom are sometimes envious of her work. It’s true that they have their weekends free, but being immersed in a David and Goliath fight for a fair food system seems like pretty meaty stuff.…
Surviving the Drought with Jamaican Farmer Field Schools
Since winning the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition’s YES! Competition last year, Shaneica Lester and Anne-Teresa Birthwright now run a knowledge transfer project for small-scale farmers in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Lester and Birthwright’s program, which focuses on irrigation conservation…
A Good Night’s Sleep Linked to Mediterranean-Style Diet, Research Reveals
New research reveals that children who follow a Mediterranean-style diet are more likely to have healthier weight status, and better quality sleep.
22 Women Fighting for Food System Change
Women around the world are pushing the food system to become more sustainable, equitable, and innovative. Food Tank assembled a list of 22 inspiring women farmers, entrepreneurs, and advocates who are changing the food system for the better.
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Wins the 2017 World Food Prize
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, was announced as the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate at a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Stephanie Whalen Speaks With Food Tank About Farming In Hawaii
Food Tank talks specialty crops, local farming, and educating the future generation of sustainable farmers with Hawaii Agriculture Research Center’s Stephanie Whalen.
Steel: “Fewer ingredients and less cooking time often spell better tasting foods”
Tanya Steel’s introduction in food was with Julia Child. Now she is an Editorial Director at Clean Plates. Read about her philanthropy, her inspiration, and her work.
Study: Seaweed in Cow Feed Reduces Methane Emissions Almost Entirely
An Australian study indicates adding a small percent of seaweed to cow feed could drastically reduce methane emissions from cattle
Researchers Find Food Insecurity “A Key Contributor to Poor Health and Higher Costs” in Canada
Researcher Naomi Dachner discusses with Food Tank her team’s work on the association between health care costs and food insecurity in Canada, which they found “consistent with U.S. research that has raised concerns about food insecurity as a key contributor to poor health and higher costs.”