U.S. policymakers introduced The Food Safety Administration Act of 2022, which aims to establish a separate agency to govern food safety.
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A Market for Small-Scale Hog Farmers to Thrive
In central Iowa, small-scale hog farmer Travis Flaherty takes pride in raising his animals more sustainably, allowing them to exhibit their natural behaviors.
Reflections on The World Food Prize
Researchers are using models to understand how the climate crisis is impacting crop yields, identify potential solutions, and stress the urgent need for action.
How Activist-Minded Chefs Can Drive Policy Change
Guided by support and training, chefs are pushing for better policies that will help themselves, their industry, and food systems as a whole.
Looking Ahead to More Resilient, Nourishing, and Equitable Food Systems
On World Food Day, food systems leaders point to the power of policy change, labor organizing, and research to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
WWF Identifies 20 Key Actions to Transform the Global Food System
WWF released a new report and platform that outlines key actions for transforming global food systems and meeting climate goals.
Why Are Food System Folks Fighting Against More Humane Animal Conditions at the Supreme Court?
Promoting animal welfare is about a global shift away from unsustainable factory farming and inhumane practices.
International Chocolate Producers Showcase Social and Economic Sustainability
ChocoTogo, one of the producers invited to the festival, offers visitors the chance to learn about their handmade chocolate making process.
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Implications for the Indian Food System
The global food crisis has highlighted the fragility and fragmentation of the global food system and its vulnerability to shocks. India must adapt and develop long term plans to address such future shocks.
20 Books on Food and Agriculture to Read this Fall
Food Tank has compiled 20 new books to add to your reading list.
Patagonia Founder Gives Company Away to Fight the Climate Crisis
Funds that are not re-invested into the company will help to protect biodiversity and communities.
H3irloom Food Group Educates to Honor Black Food Culture
Chefs David and Tonya Thomas are honoring the roots of Black food culture through sustainability and education.
With World Food Day Coming Up, We Can’t Mess Up this Opportunity
It’s time to put in the work so everyone recognizes that access to healthy, nourishing, and affordable food is a human right.
Telling the Stories that Don’t Always ‘Make it on the Map’
An Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies, Dr. Ashanté Reese talks about the power of empathy, uplifting stories that aren’t always told, and the people pushing against anti-blackness in their everyday lives.
The U.N. Food Systems Summit One Year On: Is it Just a Paper Tiger?
On the first anniversary of the U.N. Food Systems Summit, it’s important to ask: Was it all talk and no action? Can the beautiful food system transformation plans come to life?
Raising Sustainability and Gender Standards Across Asia’s Seafood Industry
The Asian Seafood Improvement Collaborative (ASIC) seeks to empower Asian seafood producers, processors, and distributors by establishing place-based social and environmental standards.
With a Guaranteed Market for their Hogs, Farmers Don’t Need to “Get Big or Get Out”
When fifth generation farmer Joe Mickelson transitioned to small-scale diversification, he discovered that raising pigs in the open air was a new—and much more enjoyable—experience.
We All Must Be Citizen Eaters: Notes from the Historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health gave the country with a to-do list. Now it’s time to follow through.
Inspiring the Next Generation on Sankofa Farms
Sankofa Farms Agricultural Academy is helping young Black students connect more deeply with the food system while equipping them with career readiness skills and helping them envision new paths for their futures.
UN Global Compact Ocean Stewardship Coalition and Envisible Launch an Accelerator Focused on Oceans, Food, and Finance with Startup Portugal
The new accelerator network will build collective capacity and routes to market for youth, entrepreneurs and start-ups to scale solutions.
