From high-tech indoor farming to mobile platforms connecting urban growers and consumers, Food Tank highlights 17 initiatives using tech and innovation to improve urban agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture
15 Organizations Creating Healthier Soil to Save the Planet
This World Soil Day, Food Tank is recognizing that healthy soil is important for more than just crops — soil can also trap carbon and combat climate change.
This Season, Focus on Creating Convivial Food Experiences
As technology makes it easier to order delivery or eat alone, conviviality—the pleasure of eating with others—is becoming tougher. These strategies make it easier to create joyful, communal food experiences.
Opinion | Sustainable Diets for the Future
Sustainable diets are pivotal in global warming mitigation, but some actions can make our diet more sustainable, to the benefit of health and environment.
Views For 2020: U.S. Democrat Presidential Candidates’ Plans in Food and Agriculture
Food Tank is highlighting the Democratic presidential candidates still in the race and their visions for a brighter future for food and agriculture.
Opinion | Fixing Livestock Emissions Metrics
Are we looking at the livestock industry’s GHG emissions holistically—and can a framework help turn livestock into a solution for climate change?
Trees That Feed Foundation Expands Programs to 17 Countries
Trees that Feed is providing breadfruit trees in 17 countries to create entire supply chains that help communities combat food insecurity, generate new forms of income, and develop self-sufficiency.
From the Field to the World: Sustainability Lessons from a Young Farmer
Food Tank speaks with Thomas Parsons, a Niman Ranch member, about his role as a young farmer and advocating for a sustainable food system worldwide from his family’s ranch in southeastern Kansas.
Remembering Luca Virginio, Advocate of International Collaboration for Sustainability
Food Tank celebrates the legacy of Luca Virginio, Chief Communication and External Relations Officer at Barilla Group and the Barilla Food & Nutrition Foundation Vice Chairman.
From Farms to Incubators: Poornima Parameswaran of Trace Genomics Inc.
A new generation of women-led startups including Trace Genomics is providing novel solutions to agriculture’s problems with tech innovation.
Stonyfield Launches OpenTEAM Platform to Promote Sustainable Farming
Stonyfield Organic’s new OpenTEAM platform aims to provide farmers worldwide with a free data ecosystem to manage adaptive soil health on farms and reach carbon sequestration targets.
New Report Finds That More Food Is Lost in Fields Than Previously Believed
A new report from Santa Clara University finds that more food is lost in the field than previously determined.
Strength in Resilience: Niman Ranch Hosts Farm Families in Des Moines
Thee 21st Annual Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Weekend in Des Moines, IA gathered media, chefs, and nonprofits focusing on resilience for farmers.
Eight Innovations Ending Food Loss in the Global South
From solar-powered cold storage to garden waste powered food dehydrators, we highlight eight examples of how innovators are ending food loss in the developing world.
Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide Reduction
Soil carbon sequestration is becoming a topic for farmers and politicians alike—but which conversations will distinguish sustainability from trend?
Farmsteaders Documentary Highlights Realities of Family Dairy Farm
Through storytelling, the beautiful documentary Farmsteaders connects audiences to the highs and lows to life on the Nolan family dairy farm.
Restaurants Are Helping to Drive Carbon Farming Practices
By donating a portion of each diner’s check, restaurants can help fund the implementation of carbon farming practices, which can be a key driver in the fight against climate change.
Scientific and Traditional Knowledge Is Helping Save the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
This program brought an average increase of 29 percent per year in the Arapaima fish population in the region, and an average increase of 25 percent per yearin the income of communities.
Securing Better Land Rights for Women Farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso
When women farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso have equal representation in the decision-making process surrounding land governance, food security improves and soils are managed more sustainably.
Defining the Line: Good, Bad, and Neutral Food Tech
Food isn’t immune to technology’s influence as AI and Big Data create opportunities for innovation—as well as risks. At Food Tank’s second monthly conversation at NYU, experts evaluate the fork in the road for the future dividing good and bad food tech.
