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First Cacao Free Alt-Choc Hits Markets

A London-based startup has created a cacao-free chocolate, helping consumers enjoy chocolate without navigating the ethical concerns of the chocolate industry.

Food as Healing: Nurturing Ourselves and Land Through Food

FromSoil2Soul is helping people experience nature’s remedial effects while healing both themselves and the earth.

A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya

A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Nov. 18

At COP27, speakers embrace the nuance involved in building a more sustainable and equitable food system. There is no one solution.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Nov. 17

At COP27, conversations continued around food waste, the biodiversity loss crisis, and the role of the alternative meat sector.

Identifying a Food Future that Preserves Biodiversity

Alternative proteins can be produced at scale and have the potential to reduce demand for conventional meat. But are they the answer to preserving biodiversity?

From Farm to Kitchen: Solutions to Address the “Low Hanging Fruit” of Food Loss and Waste

Everyone has a role to play in addressing food loss and waste, say experts at the U.N. Climate Change Conference.

SDG2 Advocacy Hub Launches Two Anti-Hunger Campaigns at COP27

Advocates say that urgent reform is needed to address the global hunger and climate crises. Two campaigns launched at COP27 outline important interventions.

FAO to Release Roadmap to Make Food Systems More Sustainable

With their plan, the FAO hopes to help limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 °C.

Talk of Consumption and Diets Largely Missing from Agricultural Conversations

“Consumption needs to be part of agricultural conversations,” says Eirini Pitsilidi of Compassion in World Farming.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Tuesday, Nov. 15

Conversations at COP27 are focusing at COP27 on a topic too often ignored in climate conversations: gender equality and women empowerment.

Can the World Align Climate Finance with Climate Objectives?

The world needs $400 billion per year to support natural climate solutions. Currently, there is just $0.7 billion available.

Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems for Climate Resilience

The role of aquatic foods and water management is crucial to developing more resilient communities and mitigating the climate crisis.

Centering Gender Equity to Bring the World Back into Balance

Women, particularly those in Indigenous communities around the world, have been working the land for generations and know what works, says Chief Caleen Sisk.

Food Security and Family Planning Are Linked

Some 257 million women around the world who want to avoid pregnancy lack access to safe, modern methods of contraception.

Food Systems Visionaries Maintain Hope for the Future

“I honestly believe our best days aren’t behind us,” says Matte Wilson of the Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative. “They’re ahead of us.”

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 14

“We are paying for the food system. We are paying for it in the form of diabetes treatment. We are paying for it in biodiversity loss,” says Sara Farley of The Rockefeller Foundation.

Increasing Nutrient Density for Resilience

During this session at COP27, nutrient density took center stage, with speakers highlighting solutions to increase access to healthy foods.

Inserting Food and Agriculture into Climate Action Plans

Incorporating food and agriculture systems into the Nationally Determined Contributions provide governments the chance to address their importance before another crisis hits.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Nov. 12

Agriculture and Adaptation Day at COP27 is a long overdue recognition of the critical importance of food systems as a climate solution.

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