One Acre Fund’s trainings and flexible loan repayment schedule have allowed Tanzanian farmer, Sadick, and his sons to make a better living on their farm.
Small-Scale Farming
Local Governments Move Local Foods
Local leaders in North Carolina “mainstream” food and farm business development.
No, It Does Not Take All Kinds of Farming to Feed the World
Some say it takes all kinds. Not Florence Reed, who argues that we can feed the world without big agriculture and GMOs.
Transforming Food Systems with Agroecology
Agroecology course at UCSC uses immersive interactive learning to examine the history and prospects of the movement.
Grow Food, Not Lawns!
Food Not Lawns advocates for the transformation of lawns into gardens and greater community control over food.
How Kenneth Lander and THRIVE Farmers Are Revolutionizing the Coffee Supply Chain
THRIVE Farmers International co-founder Kenneth Lander briefs Food Tank on his organization’s revolutionary changes to the coffee marketplace.
Harvesting the Research: Insect Pollination Maintains High Yields with Lower Nitrogen Inputs
Giovanni Tamburini discusses the interaction of ecosystem services in contributing to agricultural productivity.
24 Ways Chefs are Cooking up Change Outside of the Kitchen
Chefs have a unique part to play in making the food system more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and delicious.
Making Strides in India: Helping Women Farmers Generate Income
ICRISAT’s agricultural initiatives in rural India are inspiring leadership and fostering economic growth for female farmers.
Snack Fairly with These Nine Outstanding Brands
These nine grocery store brands are using their products to help build a more sustainably sound food system.
10 Unique Urban Agriculture Projects in Mexico City
Mexico City’s thriving local food system emphasizes urban agriculture.
Harvesting the Research: Valuing Ecosystem Services to Offset Global Costs of Agriculture
Dr. Harpinder Sandhu discusses the value of ecosystem services on a global scale.
Immune to the Shocks of Climate Change: How Farmers are Creating Resilient Local Food Systems
Here’s how family farmers, food heroes, and organizations around the world are working to create resilient local food systems.
10 Financial Resources for New and Beginning Farmers
In an effort to revitalize farming as a profession, many financing options are available to new and beginning farmers. Food Tank highlights 10 of them.
Civilization Boxset: Is Open Sourced Hardware the Future?
Open Source Ecology is creating open source blueprints for cost-effective and efficient machines to build a “civilization-in-a-box.”
15 Protectors of Biodiversity #IDB2015
May 22 is the International Day of Biodiversity—an opportunity to increase understanding and awareness of the Earth’s flora and fauna.
“Global Sustainable Food and Agriculture: A Landscape Assessment” Released at Milan Expo
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is working for strategic and collaborative funding of food and agriculture sustainability initiatives.
California Farmers Use Carbon Sequestration to Reverse Climate Change
Farmers in California are using carbon sequestration to improve soil health, diversify plant life, and reverse climate change.
Growing A Future: The Green Shoots Foundation Works to Empower Cambodian Youth through Agriculture
The Green Shoots Foundation’s Food & Agriculture and Social Entrepreneurship initiative is inspiring change in communities in Southeast Asia.
From Blight to Beauty: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Detroit
Detroiters turn to urban farming to revitalize their blighted city. Food Tank highlights the city’s top urban agriculture projects.