Sustainable Agriculture

Small Island Food Security: Local Solutions, Global Lessons

How can islands grow more of their own food and rely less on imports? This network is helping Small Island Developing States share knowledge about sustainability, tourism, and local food production to boost food security.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: MAHA Report, Worker Heat Protections, and Droughts in Europe

Food Tank covers U.S. food aid cuts, European climate threats, PepsiCo’s revised targets, and a new push to protect workers from heat.

Op-Ed | Exploring a Just Transition for Livestock Agriculture and Cellular Agriculture

Regenerative livestock farming, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation each play a role in strengthening the food supply.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Cuts, Soda Bans, and Avian Flu

A look at soda bans, school meal impacts, and what climate data says about our food future.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation

This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.

Meeting the Moment: What the Organic Sector Needs to Sustain Growth

As demand for organic agriculture reaches new highs, experts say strategic support is needed to ensure farmers and markets can keep up.

Planting for the Future: Expanding School Food Forests

School food forests offer a lasting solution to student nutrition, climate resilience, and hands-on education. Now, NFSN is working to scale them nationwide.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: USDA Departures, Traditional African Food Systems, and El Niño

This week, we’re looking at USDA resignations, food security risks, and whether dairy is making a comeback.

In a Hotter and Drier World, How Can Food and Farming Systems Adapt?

Over the past 40 years, drought has affected more people around the globe than any other natural disaster.

This Black-led Food Collective Fights Food Apartheid with Education, Land Reclamation, and Storytelling

A new documentary tells the story of East Knoxville’s food apartheid problem and the community members fighting for change.

An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health

Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Aid Cuts, COP30 Momentum, and Bailouts for Farmers

Explore this week’s top headlines on food policy, global aid, climate action, and more.

The First 100 Days: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate

From funding cuts to tariffs, here’s how the Trump-Vance administration is reshaping food, health, and the environment—one decision at a time.

These Farm Workers Are Calling for a Boycott—Until Their Union Is Recognized

Failure to recognize the union, unreasonable quotas, and mistreatment of employees are among the reasons farm workers are calling for a boycott.

Your Field Guide to Building Hope and Community Strength in Today’s World

We owe it to ourselves, our communities, and the next generations to push back against that destructive fear and strengthen our sense of hope.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Rising Egg Prices, Farmer Wellness, and Global Aid Reversals

Egg prices are soaring, food aid is shifting, and Frank Bruni has a message of hope for graduates—here’s what happened this week.

Bringing Back ‘The Old Way’ of Pig Farming

This fourth-generation Iowa farmer is committed to raising pigs “the old way” with room to roam and no antibiotics.

Fifth-Generation Farmer Revives a Family Tradition 

Caleb Banowetz found a way to keep humane, family hog farming alive.

Over 200 Companies Are Part of the Push for Better Chicken Welfare Standards

The Better Chicken Commitment invites poultry producers and food companies to take responsibility for animal welfare.

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