Rebuilding local food access requires reshaping supply chains dominated by industrial commodity farming.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: India Acts to Empower Women Farmers, $127 Million in USDA Grants Restored, Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Worsens
This week, one Indian state looks to pass legislation to support women farmers, a judge orders the USDA to restore millions in grants, and Nigeria’s hunger crisis deepens.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Colorado River at Historic Low, Dryland Farmers Lead in Resiliency, and Bee Research Facilities’ Proposed Closure
This week’s food news including Colorado River debates, dryland farmers resiliency leaders, and bee research facility closures.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: Chasing Malaria in Mbita, Kenya
At icipe in Kenya, scientists fight worsening malaria outbreaks driven by climate change.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: NY Acts on GRAS Loophole, Green Roofs Offer Climate Solutions, Bolivia’s Farmers Protect their Future
This week, NY is acting to tackle the GRAS loophole, research reveals the promise of green roofs, and Bolivia’s farmers are standing up to the gold mining industry to protect their future.
Food Tank Explains: Food is Medicine
What is Food is Medicine? Read Food Tank’s new primer to learn how FIM uses healthy foods to prevent and treat chronic disease.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: The Future of Vertical Farming, Warming Temperatures Threaten Food Security, Côte d’Ivoire Invests in Women Farmers
The future of vertical farming appears uncertain, Côte d’Ivoire builds tech hubs for women farmers, and new research reveals that warming temperatures could push critical food insecurity higher.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: SNAP Recipients Sue USDA, Researchers Tackle Avian Flu, and Fertilizer Prices Soar
SNAP recipients are pushing back against resrictions, the Iran war sends fertilizer prices soaring, and researchers are taking steps to curb avian flu.
‘Innovation Is in Our DNA’: How OzHarvest Is Turning Surplus into Solutions
OzHarvest’s founder Ronni Kahn realizes some may think she’s “completely mad,” but she’s on a mission to end hunger and food waste—redesigning society in the process.
From Checkout to Checkup: Reimagining the Role of the Grocery Aisle in Public Health
Instacart examines how online grocery access, modernized food assistance programs, and food as medicine initiatives can improve nutrition security and public health across the United States.
Dispatch from COP30: Thursday, Nov. 13
A better, more equitable, more nourished world is possible. And COP30 is a crucial step toward building that, so let’s keep our eyes on Belém over the next week and a half.
Doing the Right Thing Is Good Business: Q&A with Nishant Roy
“Hunger is not unsolvable,” says Chobani’s Nishant Roy, and businesses have a role to play in creating a world free from food insecurity.
A Hidden Crisis: The Growing Threat of Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
Citymeals on Wheels reveals that nearly half of older New Yorkers surveyed experienced food insecurity in the past year.
USDA Ends Key Food Security Report, Leaving Advocates in the Dark
After three decades, the USDA has canceled its Household Food Security report, one of the most reliable measures of hunger in America.
Food, Conflict, and the Weaponization of Food
Starvation kills slowly, demoralizes populations, and erodes cultures.
Food Desert Metrics Miss the Full Picture, Says Escoffier
Common metrics like LILA and RFEI fall short in capturing the full scope of food insecurity, according to a new analysis from the Auguste Escoffier School.
World Sees Slight Drop in Global Hunger But a Rise in Inequality
The latest numbers reveal a modest drop in food insecurity, but the world is still “significantly behind” its goal to end by hunger by 2030.
Fill the Silence: A New Campaign Brings Fresh Solutions to Tackle the Hunger Crisis
As the world tunes out the hunger crisis, World Food Program USA is turning to the arts to reframe the narrative and spark change.
Hunger Is a Litmus Test—Of Our Values, Our Faith, and Our Future
Ensuring everyone has enough to eat is about justice, stewardship, and the fabric of our nation. Despite this, the U.S. budget reconciliation bill was recently signed into law. The consequences will be devastating.
IPES Report Exposes Food System Links to Fossil Fuels and Proposes Solutions
IPES exposes how food systems became the oil and gas industries’ next target—and what to do to break the fossil fuel cycle.