Researcher Naomi Dachner discusses with Food Tank her team’s work on the association between health care costs and food insecurity in Canada, which they found “consistent with U.S. research that has raised concerns about food insecurity as a key contributor to poor health and higher costs.”
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How Change Happens: Inspiring Examples from Urban Food Policy
Many of us in the world of food policy are excited by what is happening in cities. Hundreds of municipalities are developing and delivering policies to improve the food system. Fortunately, extensive efforts to document them means we know a…
Australian Fair Food Forum: Australia’s Online Destination for Food Enterprises
Australia’s Fair Food Forum is an online ‘go to’ destination for organizations and individuals to easily connect, learn from and share knowledge with others in the fair food movement.
BCFN Alumni Series: Elena Cadel Talks Communication, Psychology, and Food
BCFN Alumni Dr Elena Cadel discusses her passion for food and psychology and how to build healthier, more sustainable eating habits.
Food Planet Health, New Website Launched by EAT-Lancet Commission
“It’s now time to go beyond adjusting recipes and start to build new and truly sustainable business models,” says Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen of the EAT Food Forum 2016.
Deadline Approaching for Food Sustainability Media Award Applications
Applications are now open for the Food Sustainability Media Award, which aims increase the public’s awareness of food sustainability issues worldwide, find solutions, and encourage action. Launched by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) and the Thomson Reuters…
Challenge of Change Report: A Holistic Approach to Global Food Security
The Challenge of Change Commission has released a truly comprehensive report that identifies and provides solutions for seven key challenges to achieving global food security.
Ross Fraser: “There is no one-size-fits-all solution to hunger”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that 42 million people, including 13 million children, in the United States were food insecure in 2015. While food insecurity rates have been declining since 2009, the last year of the Great Recession, food insecurity…
The System of Rice Intensification’s Role in Hunger, Climate Change, and Communities
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…
Apply to the Food Sustainability Media Award
Launched by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the award will recognize journalists from around the world who have focused their reporting on topics relating to food security, sustainable agriculture, and nutrition.
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.
Applications for 3rd Organic Farming Innovation Awards Are Open
Organic agriculture needs innovation and creativity to bring itself into mainstream agriculture sector and improve the overall sustainability of agriculture sector.
Healthier Diet Links U.S. Food and Health Care Systems in Climate Change Mitigation
UCSB healthy diet study links diet change to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in U.S. food and health care systems.
Leftover Plant Material Reduces Food Waste and Limits Pesticide Usage
Apeel Sciences uses what might otherwise be trash from agricultural processes to make a second skin that protects and preserves fruits and vegetables. Because of their Invisipeel and Edipeel products, more people can enjoy fresher, more nutritious produce.
Food Tank’s Reading List: 17 Books to Dig into this Spring
Mussels, cheeses, and biofuels. Permaculture and mini farms. Presidential chefs and scientists. Food Tank’s Spring reading list is a feast for the mind and stomach.
Companies Earn USD$14 for Every USD$1 Invested in Reducing Food Waste
Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders in food waste reduction released a new report claiming businesses earn USD$14 for every USD$1 spent to reduce food loss and waste. Findings from The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste incentivizes decisionmakers in a new way.
17 Food Heroes to Inspire Us in 2017
Check out how these 11 people and organizations are alleviating hunger, forging new attitudes about food, and partaking in vital research to better our relationship with food.
Financial Conflicts of Interest Revealed in a Federally Backed Report
Some committee members that collaborated on a federally funded National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report were found to have financial conflicts of interest (COIs). The 2016 report assessed the adverse effects of genetically engineered crops and their accompanying technologies.
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.
Haspel: “People who sell food need to be responsive to the people who buy it”
Tamar Haspel, columnist for the Washington Post, is speaking at the inaugural Boston Food Tank Summit, “Investing in Discovery,” which will be held in collaboration with Tufts University and Oxfam America on April 1, 2017.
