A new compendium and corresponding regional dialogue series explore the potential of agroecology and the factors undermining its success.
Global Alliance Report Highlights Investment Strategies for Resilient Food Systems
A new report encourages investors to use creative financial strategies to promote food system sustainability, resiliency, and equity.
African Community Leaders Tell Congress: Stop Funding African Green Revolution
Research into AGRA shows that the billion-dollar effort to double yields and incomes by 2020 for 30 million small-scale farming households has failed.
122 Organizations Transforming Food Systems in 2022
Food Tank is rounding up 122 organizations pushing for more resilient and equitable food systems.
This Mission-Led Business Is Finding Climate Solutions With Lentils, Peas, and Beans
The British company is producing pulses in the United Kingdom through climate-smart agricultural practices.
Taking on the Questions Holding Back Food Systems Transformation: Toward Agroecology, Regenerative Approaches and Indigenous Foodways
Recognizing the validity of different scientific practices and diverse sources of evidence can help promote much needed change in the food system.
New Mexican Farm and Nonprofit Fights for Restorative Changes to Industrial Food System
La Semilla Food Center, a New Mexico-based nonprofit, champions food sovereignty and sustainable farming practices in the Paso del Norte region.
Global Youth Urge Businesses and Policymakers to Center Healthy, Sustainable Diets
Youth from around the world and their allies released an open letter calling for governments and businesses to center sustainable and healthy diets in climate commitments and upcoming global fora.
Healthy and Sustainable Diets Are Critical to Reaching 1.5°C Climate Goal
Even if all other sectors decarbonize completely, carbon emissions from food systems alone would use nearly all of the emissions budget for both 1.5°C and 2°C goals.
Nourishing America Tour: Washington, DC
On April 20, 2022, Food Tank’s Nourishing America Tour will host a summit in Washington, District of Columbia, titled “Urban AgroEcology: Toward a Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems Model” in partnership with UDC and Bowery Farming.
Nutritionists and Environmentalists Must Join Hands to Unlock the Power of the Plate
Research finds that 11 million people die prematurely due to unhealthy diets each year. Healthy foods must be available, affordable, and accessible for all.
Collaborative Farmer Research Networks Can Help Us Fix Global Food Systems
Farmer research networks are key to building a more relevant and inclusive food systems.
Social Movements And Scientists Are Challenging the UN Food Systems Summit’s Agenda
Civil society organizations, scientists and Indigenous peoples are taking a stand against UN Food Systems Summit’s agenda.
Africans Publicly Challenge Green Revolution Backers
Africa’s largest civil society network and its allies are calling on investors to stop funding programs that promote an extractive model agriculture in Africa.
Are Young People Really Eating Less Meat?
Young people are buying and eating more meat than older generations, according to new research from the World Resources Institute.
African Faith Leaders Call on The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Drop African Green Revolution
An alliance of African faith leaders outline the harmful effects of high input Green Revolution programs, like the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Calling All Storytellers Passionate About Food and Climate Action
25 Storytellers will advance to The Lexicon Total Storytelling Masterclass and learn how to produce location-based stories of agrobiodiversity for the initiative.
Expanding Nutrition Initiatives in Lead-Up to U.N. Food Systems Summit
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is playing a key role in improving the nutrition landscape in Ethiopia.
U.N. Food Systems Champions on Scaling Agroecology
Members of the U.N. Food Systems Champions Network call for greater inclusivity, education, more communication across all sectors.
16 Resources for Eating Seasonally Around the World
These guides can help eaters find fresh, nutritious food all year long.
