By investing in local economies, local peasant associations, and local solutions like agroecology, organizations are rebuilding a self-sufficient food system.
Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand
This community of indigenous people used science and international organizations to prove that they know what’s best for the environment.
WWF Releases New Framework to Drive Positive Food Systems Transformation
There is an urgent need for food systems change. A new framework for decision makers can help implement and scale ideas that have transformative impact.
We’re Failing to Solve Global Hunger, According to this Year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
Failing to stop hunger is truly life-or-death.
Op-Ed: Food Systems Transformation Will Enable G7 Leaders to Advance Progress on Past Promises
Food systems hold the key to addressing global challenges like conflict, climate change, and hunger.
Latin America’s Food Paradox
Nearly 268 million Latin Americans are feeling the effects of food insecurity, with many millions more likely to join their ranks in the coming months.
123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023
Keep an eye on these 123 organizations that are pushing for better food and agriculture systems.
Climate Conference Strengthens Agribusiness Support, Leaves Small-Scale Farmers Behind
Advocates worry that initiatives from COP27 are doing more to support industrial agriculture, which will only worsen the climate crisis.
Film Series Says Out with Industrial Agriculture, in with Agroecology in Africa
The benefits of agroecology are backed by scientific evidence, but a recent film shows philanthropists continue to fund industrialized agriculture.
A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya
A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 14
“We are paying for the food system. We are paying for it in the form of diabetes treatment. We are paying for it in biodiversity loss,” says Sara Farley of The Rockefeller Foundation.
Inserting Food and Agriculture into Climate Action Plans
Incorporating food and agriculture systems into the Nationally Determined Contributions provide governments the chance to address their importance before another crisis hits.
Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa
Interdisciplinary collaboration can help to expand agroecology, which has the potential to feed the growing population and sustainably nourish future generations.
Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions
Agroecology has the potential to provide the transformational change needed to solve the interconnected, global crises the world faces today.
Scaling Agroecology: “Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?”
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.
