Voting Soda Off the Ballot

Albany, Oakland, and San Francisco will now charge a one percent tax on all sugary beverages. Boulder is to charge a two percent tax.

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Agriculture

Ten Questions with Harry Rhodes, Executive Director of Growing Home

Food Tank spoke with Harry Rhodes, Executive Director of Growing Home, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summit in Chicago.

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Policy and Organizing

Celebrating International Day of Rural Women 2016

On October 15, the world celebrates rural women and their essential roles in sustainable development.

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Policy and Organizing

James Beard Foundation and Food Tank to Release Third Annual Good Food Org Guide

The James Beard Foundation and Food Tank will release the third annual Good Food Org Guide at the James Beard Food Conference in New York City on October 17-18.

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Policy and Organizing

Antibiotics in the Food System

Check out what experts presented at the New York Academy of Science and Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science’s conference on antibiotics in the food system and what they mean for public and animal health.

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Business

Bee Pharma Africa and a Flying Pharmacy

Bee Pharma Africa hopes to build a coalition for research in the use of bee propolis and other bee products for treating human diseases.

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Agriculture

FAO and the Self-Employed Women’s Association Announce Partnership

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization announced that it will form a partnership with the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India.

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Agriculture

Tax Reduces Junk Food Consumption in Mexico, Says Study

Researchers conducted a study on the effect of a nonessential food tax on the consumption of energy dense foods in Mexico.

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Agriculture

FAO Highlights Increased Drought in Caribbean

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization released a report on the impact of climate change on agriculture in the Caribbean region.

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Agriculture

Ten Questions with Andrea Lepore, Founder of Lepore Development

Andrea Lepore, Founder of Lepore Development, speaks on going to farmer’s markets, reducing sugar subsidies, and growing up in an Italian-American family.

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Interviews

Five Questions with Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International

Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak to Ann Tutwiler, Director General of Bioversity International, about her work and background in the field.

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Urban Agriculture

Support for Urban Agriculture from the Ground Up: Canada’s Parliament Gardens

Learn how the Canadian government demonstrated that urban farming is accessible most anywhere by most anyone through the erection of its Parliament Gardens.

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Agriculture

Protecting Disappearing Livestock Breeds

The FAO estimates that close to one-fifth of livestock breeds are endangered.

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Public Health

New Study Suggests Americans Could Feed More People by Changing Diet

A study from Tufts University finds that a vegetarian diet with dairy products has the highest carrying capacity of agricultural land.

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Agriculture

Global Alliance Report Highlights Seed Diversity

A report from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food on importance of farmers in preserving seed biodiversity.

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Agriculture

Chicago Council Releases its Annual Global Food Security Report

The Chicago Council released its annual global food security report on how to feed the world\’92s growing cities.

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Agriculture

Food Loss and Waste Protocol Partnership Releases First-Ever Global Food Waste Standard

The first-ever global standard to measure food waste was recently released.

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Agriculture

Weekly Roundup with Food Tank

This past week in events and headline news.

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Agriculture

Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein on Health and the Microbiome

Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein, a pediatric neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, naturalist, and author of The Dirt Cure.

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