Bob Martin, this week’s Food Hero, has extensively researched recommendations for improving the United States’ livestock agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture
What Do We Mean When We Talk of Gender Strategies for Agricultural Research?
This guest post from ICRISAT calls for gender strategies to fulfill a greater role in guiding agricultural research.
Savory Institute Conference: Scaling Up Holistic Management Around the World
Guest contributor Judith Schwartz reports back from the first Savory Institute International Conference.
The Crop That Can Feed the World?
As global temperatures and populations increase, sustainable and effective systems, such as enset systems, are essential to eliminating poverty and hunger.
Sixth International Ecosystem Services Partnership Conference in Bali
Become a pivotal part of the global dialogue surrounding sustainable ecosystem service management.
Food Tank Book of the Week: Gaining Ground by Forrest Pritchard
Gaining Ground is a well-crafted, unfailingly honest account of a man’s efforts to reverse the seemingly inevitable course of the family farm into obscurity.
Family Farming Food Heroes: Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, founders of Beekman 1802, truly epitomize the spirit of family farming.
USDA Microloans Providing Opportunity for Small Farmers Across the United States
Val Dolcini of the USDA explains how USDA microloans are sowing the seeds for the next generation of our nation’s farmers and ranchers.
Food for 9 Billion: Multimedia partnership addresses challenges of feeding the world
Food for 9 Billion is a multimedia partnership that explores the challenges of feeding more than 9 billion people by 2050.
Food Tank Book of the Week: Empires of Food by Evan D.G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas
In Empires of Food, authors Evan D.G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas examine current problems with the global food system by taking a look at examples from history.