Hosted by CEFS, the Symposium on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate Change will highlight research and farming practices that support resilient food and agriculture systems in North Carolina.
Food Tank
International Finance Corporation Should Stop Bankrolling Destructive Agribusiness
A recent investment in an agribusiness giant will drive further environmental destruction and disenfranchisement of local and indigenous communities while enriching one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful industrial agribusinesses.
World Food Security: Past Crises, Current Issues, and Future Prospects
Active global cooperation will be needed to prevent widespread hunger and starvation.
New Cookbook Boasts Healthy Recipes That Can Save the Planet
The U.N. and the Kitchen Connection Alliance have partnered to create a cookbook that empowers cooks of all levels to make healthier and climate-friendly meals.
Philadelphia Food Rescue Organization Develops a Scalable Model for Food Donation
In the last two years, Sharing Excess grew to become one of the largest food rescue operations in Philadelphia.
Rescuing the World’s Rarest Foods
The climate crisis, colonization, and prioritizing yield above all else has resulted in the loss of the world’s biodiversity.
20 Books About Food to Carry You Through Summer 2022
Uncover the hidden world of food this summer with these 20 books.
Sparking Conversations in Health and Wellbeing through the Fishing Forward Podcast
A new podcast reveals the mental health challenges fishing communities face.
Cutting Postharvest Food Loss and Waste
The Postharvest Education Foundation (PEF) supplies small and medium scale farmers with technologies to reduce food loss and waste.
Anti-Racism Farmers Market Toolkit Released to Help Market Managers
The Toolkit’s creators argue that the resource is needed to address various problems in society, including climate action and economic justice.
Community, Tradition, and Food Bring Health in The Kitchenistas Documentary
“The Kitchenistas” documentary shows that the journey to eating healthy requires a supportive community as much as it requires good food.
USAID Pledges Nearly $1.3 Billion to Support Food Security in the Horn of Africa
The effects of the climate crisis, compounded by the rising costs of cost of food, fuel, and fertilizer, are threatening to drive rates of hunger even higher.
Op-Ed: Upcycled Food Is on the Rise
It’s likely that consumers will soon realize that upcycled foods are more than just a passing trend.
Uplifting the Black Food Narrative
Chefs Tonya and David Thomas speak about their business H3irloom Food Group, uplifting the Black food narrative, and food education.
OpEd: The Healthful Mirage: Milk Versus Milk Analogues
When comparing milk and its alternatives misleading marketing is an important issue worth talking about.
Fighting Food Waste and Food Insecurity Through Legislation
During a recent event on Capitol Hill, lawmakers, policy experts, and advocates fighting food waste called on Congress to pass legislation that can help keep surplus food out of landfills and redirect it to those in need. The event was…
Scaling Agroecology: “Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?”
A new compendium and corresponding regional dialogue series explore the potential of agroecology and the factors undermining its success.
In the Driest Region of the World, Water Offers Peace
Transboundary water cooperation is seen as essential to ensure peace and stability in the MENA region.
Denmark to Roll Out New State-Run Climate Label for Food
Denmark’s Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries is establishing a working group of researchers, government officials, and representatives from leading Danish supermarket brands to create the new label.
The Inequality Pandemic: Agribusiness Billionaires Profit from Pain in Oxfam Brief
Oxfam’s new brief reveals how wealth inequalities, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, increased food insecurity for society’s most vulnerable.
