Indigenous Knowledge

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Senegal’s Youth Pursue Agriculture, Amazonian Bees Gain Legal Protection, and U.S. Unveils New Dietary Guidelines

This week’s news roundup takes a look at how food systems are changing—from hunger data and dietary guidelines to youth-led farming and shifting food trends.

Indigenous Wisdom Offers Path Forward for Global Food Systems Reform

Research with Yucatec Maya farmers demonstrates the importance of intercultural knowledge co-creation in developing regenerative food systems.

126 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2026

Keep an eye on these 126 organizations transforming food and agriculture systems.

‘I Try To Do Things Differently’: A Climate Week Conversation With Brazil’s First Lady ‘Janja’ da Silva

Building political will and addressing complex modern challenges means changing the ways we think about who’s involved in creating solutions, First Lady da Silva says.

Food Tank and The Rockefeller Foundation to Spotlight Regenerative Food Systems at Climate Week NYC

Conversations will explore how regenerative school meals can trigger positive impact across the food value chain, from farmer to eater.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Child Poverty in a Changing Climate, Increasing Food Prices, and Indigenous Sea Communities in Malaysia

Explore five urgent stories this week, from Climate Week NYC to collapsing coastal ecosystems and ballooning food prices.

Morocco’s Grassroots Movement to Preserve Crops and Culture

Through participatory agriculture and women’s empowerment, the High Atlas Foundation helps preserve traditional crops while cultivating resilience and biodiversity across Moroccan communities.

Hunger Is a Choice—Brazil Just Proved It

The U.N. confirms Brazil’s removal from the Hunger Map after lifting millions out of food insecurity in just two years.

In Parched Zimbabwe, Small-Scale Farmers Turn to Traditional Crops

Severe droughts are pushing Zimbabwe farmers back to traditional crops like millet and sorghum.

125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

As we enter a new quarter century, keep an eye on these 125 organizations building resilience, fighting injustice, and nourishing eaters all around the world.

Reviving Biodiversity by Bringing the Seeds Home

A new project aims to combat biodiversity loss and revitalize Indigenous food and agriculture systems.

Mexico Is Right to Reject GMO Tortillas

High levels of genetically engineered toxins and glyphosate in GM corn pose serious health risks in Mexico.

Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability

Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute is preserving indigenous wisdom to create a more sustainable and resilient world.

Agroecology Movements Turn Digitization on its Head

Grassroots agroecology movements want to know how they can use digitalization to strengthen farmers’ understanding of the ecosystems where they work?

Cultivating Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability: Unlocking Opportunities for Indigenous Communities

IndigeHub is working to empower Indigenous communities, helping them develop self-sufficiency and long-term success.

Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand

This community of indigenous people used science and international organizations to prove that they know what’s best for the environment.

The Supreme Court’s ICWA Ruling Impacts Food Sovereignty: Here’s Why

Knowledge sharing that promotes food sovereignty can offer a path toward food and nutrition security while also supporting education, economic mobility, and financial stability, advocates say.

IPCC Synthesis Report: A Final Alarm For Climate, A Final Alarm For Food Systems

The IPCC Synthesis Report notes that incorporating knowledge from Indigenous Peoples and local communities is essential to ensuring locally appropriate, socially acceptable solutions.

Bringing Regenerative Agriculture Back to Indigenous Communities

By offering support and knowledge to Indigenous communities, the organization K’allam’p is working to inspire resilient food systems while strengthening the sovereignty of the Andean people of Ecuador. K’allam’p (pronounced ka-jahm-pah) aims to promote regenerative, holistic land management as well…

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