Trainings focused on formalizing gender equity can help empower women in agricultural communities.
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From Farm to Table: Chefs Unite to Advocate for Healthy Soils and a Sustainable Future
By telling eaters the story behind their food, chefs can help others understand how their dietary choices impact the environment.
MAZON Launches The Hunger Museum: A Digital Journey Through America’s History of Hunger
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger has recently launched The Hunger Museum to share the story of hunger throughout America’s past, and reveal how this can shape a hunger-free future.
Google Seeks Sustainable Packaging Options to Eliminate Single-Use Plastics
Google is calling on innovative companies to help them replace single-use plastics with reusable packaging options.
Why The Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment is Crucial To Food Security
Many farmers in the U.S. are denied the right to repair their tractors, putting their livelihoods at risk. A movement to change this is growing across the country.
Stakeholders ‘Think Bigger’ About Solutions to Food Waste
Food waste experts argue that greater investment is needed to scale solutions and drive progress toward ending food loss and waste.
GrowNYC Workers Secure Historic Union Victory, Paving the Way for Better Conditions in the Food Supply Chain
The victory comes three weeks after a delegation of GrowNYC employees demanded voluntary recognition of their union.
Food Trails: A Vision for Urban Food Systems
With 11 pilot projects around the European Union, Food Trails is encouraging the development of sustainable, urban food systems.
USDA Organic Livestock Standards Set to Improve Animal Welfare and Public Health
The proposed rule has the potential to increase animal welfare for livestock raised in the United States.
Report Urges Financial Sector to Take Action and Reverse Biodiversity Loss
Estimates suggest pesticide use is up 80 percent since 1990. That’s a problem for the world’s biodiversity.
Op-Ed: Food Systems Transformation Will Enable G7 Leaders to Advance Progress on Past Promises
Food systems hold the key to addressing global challenges like conflict, climate change, and hunger.
Hunger Is Getting Worse. After Visiting Africa, I’m Reminded How Solving Hunger Means Empowering Women
Investments in women in food and agriculture are critical to breaking the cycles of hunger, poverty, and gender discrimination.
Lifting the Cap Is Just the Start: Transforming Policies for Street Food Vendors in NYC
The Street Vendor Project is empowering and protecting New York City’s street vendors, ensuring their voices are heard, and fighting for a fairer system.
New Report from Chicago Council and Rockefeller Foundation Charts Path to Zero Hunger in an Equitable World Amid Global Crises
A new report offers a framework of hope, envisioning a hunger-free world and community-based decision making.
Without Farmers at the Center, Regenerative Agriculture Will Be a Slogan Not a Solution
Regenerative agriculture is gaining traction, promising to mitigate the climate crisis and improve food systems, but its power can’t be unleashed automatically.
Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Empowering Women Could Boost Global Food Security and GDP
Recent research shows that dismantling gender inequalities in agrifood systems can boost economic growth, food security, and resilience to climate shocks.
The Forum for Farmers and Food Security Is Literally Investing in the Future of Food Producers
Leveraging the power of strategic partnerships to invest in smallholder farmers can support producers’ livelihoods and protect the planet.
New Coalition Prioritizes Action to Transform Food Systems
The Forum for Farmers and Food Security is launching to connect farmers with markets, unlock investments in the agriculture sector, and encourage the transfer of knowledge.
20 Books About Food, Agriculture, and the Environment on Food Tank’s Spring 2023 Reading List
This Spring, be inspired by new recipes, a guidebook for climate action, lessons from the Earth, and much more.
From Marginalization to Empowerment: How Investing in Women Can Transform Sub-Saharan Africa
Solutions developed by and for women farmers can help break the cycle of poverty and food insecurity.
