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Using Data to Shine a Spotlight on Food Suppliers

A sustainable procurement company is using verification technology to boost transparency in the food system.

First Major U.S. Food Services Company Aiming to Halve Food Waste by 2024

Leveraging the power of technology, the company is hoping to shift behaviors in professional kitchens.

Cook With Food Tank: These Recipes From The Cookbook ‘Jubilee’ Honor the Legacy of Black Foodways

Award-winning author and historian Toni Tipton-Martin traces Black cooking through centuries of history while celebrating the contributions cooks have made to global foodways.

Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance Honors Seed Rematriation Through Short Film

Seed Mother: Coming Home honors the importance of seeds and the communities from which they originated.

New Platform Aims to Elevate the Importance of Sustainable Diets

Food systems leaders emphasize the interconnectedness of food, nutrition, and planetary health.

For a Sustainable Hog Farmer, “There’s Not One Right Way of Farming”

This family farmer believes that all farms can work on implementing practices that support healthy environments.

The Food Systems Game Changers Lab Supports Global Food Innovators

The Food Systems Game Changers Lab offers an opportunity for innovative new ideas to create positive change in the food system.

USDA Announces US$3 Billion Investment to Address the Most Pressing Challenges in the Food System

The package will address drought resiliency, animal health, nutrition, and more.

Nutritionists and Environmentalists Must Join Hands to Unlock the Power of the Plate

Research finds that 11 million people die prematurely due to unhealthy diets each year. Healthy foods must be available, affordable, and accessible for all.

Latin American Banana Production Faces Threats from Disease

The presence of TR4, the banana fruit’s deadliest disease, threatens banana production in Latin America.

12 Apps Preventing Household Food Waste and Protecting the Planet

In honor of International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, Food Tank is highlighting resources inspiring consumers to make small yet impactful changes in their lives.

D.C. Nonprofit Tackles Food Insecurity with Community Fridges

Feed the Fridge fights hunger with community fridges.

Green Hope Offers Youth Solutions Around the Globe

Green Hope Foundation creates youth-led localized solutions for sustainable development in regions and communities most affected by climate change.

50 Years Later, ‘Diet for a Small Planet’ Is as Urgent As Ever

Author Frances Moore Lappe reflects on how the food system has changed changed since her revolutionary book was first published in 1971.

Conversations with Food Systems Champions

Members of the U.N. Food Systems Champions Network highlighted the need for a systems-approach to bring meaningful change to food systems.

20 Books About the Food System to Read this Fall

Food Tank is highlighting 20 books about culinary traditions, food policy, biodiversity, and more to read this Fall.

Collaborative Farmer Research Networks Can Help Us Fix Global Food Systems

Farmer research networks are key to building a more relevant and inclusive food systems.

Social Movements And Scientists Are Challenging the UN Food Systems Summit’s Agenda

Civil society organizations, scientists and Indigenous peoples are taking a stand against UN Food Systems Summit’s agenda.

Global Index Shows Top Food and Beverage Companies Must Do More to Fight Malnutrition

A recent report ranks food and beverage companies’ efforts to combat obesity, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.

From Farm to Doorstep: The Rise of Digital Farmers Markets

Online grocery sales in the United States are up by more than 200 percent since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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