Hunger Archives – Food Tank

Gender inequality in agriculture puts the food system at risk. With better access to resources, women have the potential to lift millions out of hunger.

Controlling Food: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet

The control over food often signifies power over others. While women make up the majority of the agricultural labor force worldwide, they retain little control over their lives. With more resources, female farmers have the potential to regain this control while bringing millions out of hunger.

Food Tank had the opportunity to talk with Abby Maxman, President of Oxfam America, about the root causes of hunger and poverty.

Abby Maxman Believes Hunger’s Roots Lie in Inequality and Injustice

Food Tank had the opportunity to talk with Abby Maxman, President of Oxfam America about the right to food and lasting solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges, such as climate change and gender inequality.

World Food Day is a call for action: how can the TEEBAgriFood framework for fixing the food system inspire you to take part?

On World Food Day, Take a Holistic Approach to Food Production

On World Food Day, the path to a sustainable food system includes a holistic framework to tackle decisions on public health, soil regeneration, and the environment.

Urban farming is essential for economic, environmental, and regional stability as the world’s population is moving increasingly into its cities.

Farming the Cities: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet

The majority of the world’s population will live in urban areas in the next 30 years, making cities central to the future of food production. Urban farmers play a key role in the development of innovative agricultural methods.

One man’s food waste is another man’s potential meal. This is the philosophy behind these 15 food waste apps.

16 Apps Preventing Food Waste

Organizations and individuals around the world develop smart mobile solutions to fight food waste. Food Tank has compiled a list of 15 food waste apps that change the way our food system works.

In Nairobi, Kenya, one small company is making it easier for low-income families to get adequate protein in their diets via a simple innovation: selling individual pieces of chicken instead of whole birds.

Could Changing the Way Chicken Is Sold Reduce Malnutrition in Kenya?

“These guys are feeding the poor but their financing is very poor,” says Bonnie McClafferty, GAIN’s food value chain director. “They are pretty much falling through the cracks because they’re too small for all of the big lending and they’re too big for microfinance.”

In preparation for the Summit on October 3, Food Tank is highlighting 27 organizations in New York focusing on food loss and food waste.

27 Organizations in New York City Combating Food Waste

The 2018 Food Tank Summit, “Focusing on Food Loss and Food Waste,” will be held on October 3 at the New York University. In preparation for the upcoming Summit, Food Tank is highlighting 27 organizations in New York focusing on food loss and food waste.