Norman Uphoff is the Senior Advisor for the SRI International Network and Resources Center (SRI-Rice), a program at Cornell University engaged with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which is a climate-smart, yield-increasing agriculture methodology that is being utilized by…
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Why a Public Sector Indian Agronomist Embraced Agroecology
Daniel Moss is the Executive Director of the AgroEcology Fund. He writes on food, water, and human rights topics for National Geographic, Huffington Post, and other media outlets. Dr. Carl Rangad was something of a lone wolf among agronomists and…
When Climate Change Was Part of the Farm Bill
Last month, Congress held initial hearings to inform the 2018 Farm Bill. Agriculture Committee members heard about the struggling farm economy, crop insurance, and rural development. One issue that wasn’t discussed, despite its profound impact on farmers, is climate change. Both Republican…
Building Resilient Rural Livelihoods is Key to Helping Yemen
More than 17 million people around Yemen’s rugged landscape are acutely food insecure, and the figure is likely to increase as the ongoing conflict continues to erode the ability to grow, import, distribute, and pay for food.
Six Ways to Get Paid for Innovative Food Ideas
Young people working on great ideas relating to agricultural sustainability have the opportunity to earn some money by submitting applications to six competitions spotlighted by Food Tank.
Seeds of Climate Resilience in Mozambique
U.S. President Donald Trump may still deny the harsh realities of climate change, but no one in southern Mozambique has any doubts. They don’t have much food either.
The Regeneration Hub: Mapping the Regeneration Movement
Regeneration International, Open Team and 17 other organizations leading the regenerative food and farming movement launched The Regeneration Hub, a platform that aims to accelerate the regeneration movement by encouraging collaboration among groups and individuals focused on regenerative projects.
Food Values: What We Choose to Eat and What We Throw Away
Tama Matsuoka discusses how modern cultural values about which food is good and which is bad cause consumers to waste food, and how to change that.
Top Five Reasons Why We Must Block Agrichemical and Seed Mega-Mergers
Antonio Roman-Alcalá outlines how three impending mergers between six of corporate giants will further consolidate market and political power, leading to even greater corporate control of our farms and plates
Climate Day Livestream: Learn How to Commit to Being a Solution to Global Warming
Carlotta Mast, executive director at New Hope Network and Climate Collaborative advisory board member, discusses the first-ever Climate Day on March 8.
Francesca Allievi on Harnessing the Power of Youth in Agriculture
Francesca Allievi, President of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES Alumni Network, talks about the value of youth involvement in agriculture and creating a global network to make an impact on the food system.
It’s Time We Get Serious About Organic Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is seeking public comments to a proposal for a nationwide research and promotion check-off program for the organic industry. Ken Cook of the EWG says there is a lot that can be accomplished if the agricultural community pools its resources and approves an organic research and promotions program
Statistics: The Challenges of Monitoring the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks the eradication of poverty and hunger and to which all countries have pledged to implement, requires a sweeping paradigm shift on several fronts.
Climate Risk, Loss and Damage in North Carolina
The big hog and poultry operations in North Carolina fit almost any definition of climate risk.
Pesticide risk reduction in the Cook Islands
Protecting the biodiversity and safeguarding ecosystems in the Cook Islands is essential if agricultural productivity is to be boosted in a sustainable manner.
Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage in Marrakech
At COP22 in Morocco, we have the opportunity to make significant progress, by making agriculture a major part of the solution.
5 Reasons to Fight for School Food Reform!
Whether it be for our health, our environment, for social justice or education reform, changing school food can have a far-reaching impact.
Schooling Food Waste: How Schools Can Teach Kids to Value Food
There’s much ado about food waste these days. The Obama Administration set an aggressive food waste reduction goal by 2030, five states and a few cities have banned it from landfills, Congress held hearings on the matter, the Ad Council created a suite of “Save the Food” public service ads, and the National Science Foundation just donated US$1 million to tackle the issue.
Land Grab Update: Mozambique, Africa Still in the Crosshairs
Food Tank spoke with JoAnne Berkenkamp, a Senior Advocate in the Food & Agriculture Program at the NRDC, about the problem of food waste.
