When thinking about the future of food don’t start with technology itself. Start with the people using it.
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Carrying a Family Legacy Forward, One Calf at a Time
After leaving the family farm, Elle Gadient realized that the hard work and uncertainty of farming are part of what made it home.
Why Climate Resilience Is Worth the Investment
Ignoring climate solutions now comes at a far greater cost down the road.
Food Tank Explains: Food Fraud
Food fraud ranges from adulterated ingredients to mislabeled products, and can threaten public health, producer livelihoods, and the environment.
The Race to Protect Food Systems: Supporting Farmers Before El Niño
El Niño could bring more drought and flooding, but early action can help protect farmers, food supplies, and vulnerable communities.
O‘ahu Government Launches First Food Systems Plan
The Oʻahu Food Systems Plan, which has yet to receive City Council approval, proposes around 70 action items to guide local agencies for the next five years.
Op-Ed | Who Will Carry Seed Diversity Forward?
We must also invest in the people who will keep seeds alive and useful.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Earthquake Recovery, Cutting Food Loss, Phasing Out Paraquat
NGOs support earthquake victims in Indonesia and Colombia, innovations help women fishers cut post-harvest losses, California phases out a toxic weedkiller.
TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation Wants to Build a Food System Grounded in Resilience
This living lab wants to show that farmers can thrive when they transition to regenerative practices.
Food Tank Explains: Land Tenure
Land tenure can shape how farmers invest, how communities make a living, and who has the power to make decisions about land.
Op-Ed | Cultivating Health: Food, Relationships, and the Living World
To cultivate health, we need connection. We need community.
Big Data for Food and Climate Resilience in Africa: Digital Earth Africa Moves to icipe
icipe is using satellite data to improve regional food security and climate resilience.
Op-Ed | A New Future for Farming, Food, and Health
Three key myths continue to undermine progress to transform our food and agriculture systems.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Senate Farm Bill, Soil Microorganisms, and South-South Collaboration
The Senate Farm Bill fails to advance, newly discovered soil microorganisms show promise for sustainable agriculture, an extension model brings solutions for farming communities in Nigeria.
How an Opera Singer Found Connection Through Farming
After COVID-19 paused her career, an opera singer found a new calling in farming—and a way to help people reconnect with food, nature, and one another.
Want Better Food Systems? Let’s Make Friends With Insects
Black soldier flies can be a small but mighty partner in the work to transform food and agriculture systems.
Data Centers Want Pennsylvania’s Farmland—This Bill Could Protect It
A GOP bill seeks to restrict data center construction on prime farmland as the rural state faces increasing pressure from developers.
Food Tank Explains: Food Justice
This primer on food justice explains how equitable food systems support food equity, worker rights, and self-determination.
Cyclospora Outbreak Highlights Food Safety Gaps
“We need to invest in public health agencies to better prepare them to respond to outbreaks.”
California Eyes Methane Regulations for Dairy and Livestock
Dairy and livestock operations are California’s largest source of methane emissions.