The Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 has the potential to cut food waste and help bring safe, quality food to the millions of U.S. residents who experience food insecurity.
Policy and Organizing
Is USAID’s Feed The Future Initiative Sustainable?
Feed The Future works in 19 countries across the globe, but hasn’t provided feedback on their progress towards self-reliance in more than two years.
Food Security Policy Must Consider Local Context: “Climate Change and Poverty Are Inherently Sexist”
Climate change is having an increasingly negative impact on global food security, and these impacts are falling disproportionately on women.
Healthy and Sustainable Diets Are Critical to Reaching 1.5°C Climate Goal
Even if all other sectors decarbonize completely, carbon emissions from food systems alone would use nearly all of the emissions budget for both 1.5°C and 2°C goals.
True Cost Accounting to Drive “the Biggest Change in Farming Since the Industrial Revolution”
The global population consumes about US$9 trillion of food each year, but the external cost of that food is more than double that—US$19.8 trillion.
Philanthropy’s Role in the Climate Emergency: “Transformation Means Challenging the Status Quo”
Philanthropy spends billions on issue areas that are implicitly connected to food systems, yet food issues are seldom explicitly addressed in funding strategies.
“Food Can Be the Linchpin for Change” Across Global Issues
While global forums have recently put a heavier focus on important topics like regenerative agriculture and food waste, healthy and sustainable diets are often left off the table.
Climate Goals Require “Radical Action” from Food and Beverage Businesses
Because of their immense power, food and beverage companies can help support governments and civil society to achieve major climate goals—or, they can do the opposite.
Local Government Leaders Sign the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration at COP26
Participants called upon world leaders to recognize that local governments and communities are critical leaders in food systems sustainability.
American Diet Creates Public Health Crisis, Experts Say
Experts say the American diet has caused a huge wave of chronic illness. Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities experience the worst of it.
Mexico’s Highest Court Rejects Appeal of GM Corn Ban
According to the citizen group Demanda Colectiva, the decision is a win for peasants, Indigenous communities, and consumers.
USDA Announces US$3 Billion Investment to Address the Most Pressing Challenges in the Food System
The package will address drought resiliency, animal health, nutrition, and more.
Young People Must Have a Central Role in the Transformation of Food Systems
Too often youth are under-represented or they are excluded from decisions that impact their future.
Social Movements And Scientists Are Challenging the UN Food Systems Summit’s Agenda
Civil society organizations, scientists and Indigenous peoples are taking a stand against UN Food Systems Summit’s agenda.
Global Leaders Pledge Their Commitment To True Cost Accounting
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) recently published a sign-on letter encouraging eaters and policymakers alike to recognize the true costs of food. By embracing True Cost Accounting (TCA), GA believes that global leaders can help ensure…
NYC Nonprofit Gives New Life to Brooklyn Community Garden
Brooklyn Community Garden is transformed by New York City’s largest land conservancy, New York Restoration Project.
Recent Report Exposes the Hidden Costs of Food in the U.S.
According to a recent report by the Rockefeller Foundation, the true cost of food in the U.S. is three times what Americans are currently spending on food.
New Report Reveals How Food Banks Responded to COVID-19
Food banks around the world significantly adapted their services to meet increased demand for food during 2020 lockdowns, a new report finds.
Indigenous Food Security at Risk Following Push for Conservation Plan
The 30 x 30 agenda would preserve 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea by 2030, but it may also lead to food insecurity among Indigenous groups.
Europe Advances Farm to Fork Strategy with New Sustainability Code of Conduct
A recently signed Code of Conduct in Europe aims to improve sustainability in food businesses, but some NGOs are concerned that the Code is not enough to support sustainable food systems.
