Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The Nutritionists Are Right. We Must End Hunger Differently.

Investing in nutrition-sensitive agriculture ensures not just more food, but more healthy food.

Op-Ed | Fixing Our School Food System Requires Cooperation—Not Going it Alone

More than 25 food companies, nonprofits, and advocates are collaborating to improve school meal proteins and demonstrate the power of cooperative competition.

Op-Ed | If You Care about Climate Change, Work for Land Rights

We won’t be able to mitigate emissions or adapt to a changing world if we do not plan for a just transition.

Op-Ed | ICARRD+20: The Principles Are Clear, But Political Will Is Missing

There’s a real opportunity to transform land governance. We can’t waste it.

Op-Ed | A Toxic Turn for Our Daily Bread: Why GMO Wheat Raises Serious Concerns

GMO has been kept off American fields because farmers, consumers, and trading partners recognize the serious risks it poses. What happens if that changes?

Op-Ed | Seeing Aquaculture Clearly: Why it’s Time to Update Our Perceptions of Salmon Farming

As land-based agriculture faces increasing pressures of limited water, constrained land, and rising emissions, will aquaculture offer the solutions we need?

Reimagining Food Systems With Private Sector Innovation

Partnerships between farmers, scientists, and global organizations are driving practical innovations that strengthen the food system.

Op-Ed | After the Party: Putting Flesh on Food and Climate Commitments

The hard work occurs both before and after global events, in communities and across landscapes.

Op-Ed | Why the Future of Food Must Include Seafood

Seafood is one of the most nutrient-dense, climate-friendly, and scalable food sources, but it’s often left out of the conversation when we talk about food security solutions.

Op-Ed | A Call for Our Survival: Defending Indigenous Fisherfolk Rights

Indigenous peoples are increasingly threatened by agribusiness, extractive industries, and entrenched conservation agendas.

Op-Ed | From Comfort to Climate: Why What We Eat Matters for the Planet

Nobody is imposing new eating rules or taking the pleasure out of food. It’s about adaptation.

Op-Ed | Action to End Hunger Demands Scaling Large Investments

An additional $512 billion in global investment from public and private sectors combined is necessary to end hunger.

Op-Ed | How Cambodia’s NDC 3.0 Puts Food Systems at the Heart of Climate Action

By recognizing that agricultural, nutrition, health, supply chains, and food security are deeply connected climate risks and mitigation potential, it enshrines the principle of integrating action across agendas in ways that are real and meaningful.

Op-Ed | Food at COP: A Trojan Horse for Climate Action

At COP30, Brazil’s agroecological farmers will serve climate solutions on a plate—showing that food is not the problem, but the path to change.

Op-Ed | From Molecules to Markets: Building a Food Intelligence Economy

The Food Intelligence Economy can unlock the hidden power of food—using data and AI to transform global health, sustainability, and prosperity.

Op-Ed | The Global Food System Is Broken—and Fixing it Will Take More than Good Intentions

One estimate shows that up to US$1 billion could be saved by reducing redundancies and improving collaboration between U.N. food agencies.

Op-Ed | Freedom to Choose What to Eat—and the Power to Build a Better Food Future

Science shows we have the tools to feed a growing population without destroying the planet.

Op-Ed | Is RFK Jr. Walking the Walk? MAHA Report Promises Updates While New York Acts on GRAS

If the FDA isn’t approving the novel proteins, stabilizers, and artificial flavors in our food, who is?