Putting Food and Farming at the Center of Climate Action: Q&A with Anna Lappé

Food and agriculture systems are increasingly on climate negotiators’ and policy makers’ radar. At COP30, how do we turn that into action?

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.

“I Try To Do Things Differently”: A Climate Week Conversation With Brazil’s First Lady ‘Janja’ da Silva

Building political will and addressing complex modern challenges means changing the ways we think about who’s involved in creating solutions, First Lady da Silva says.

Seeing the Signs: Pioneering New Tools to Get Ahead of Future Food Crises

With new and better tools, it’s possible to identify the early signs of food crises, helping us saves lives and livelihoods.

Act Now: Join Young People in the Fight to End Food Waste

The message from young people is clear: We can no longer toss good food when there are plenty of ways to distribute it to people who need it.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs

This week, the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite is detected in the U.S., a protection for the Amazon rainforest is put under threat, and a new seaweed farm in the EU shows promising early signs.

When Aid Declines, Hunger Rises: The Cost of Cutting Humanitarian Support

Shrinking humanitarian aid will hit many sectors—hard. It doesn’t bode well for the hunger and malnutrition on the African continent where food security rates are already deteriorating.

‘It’s On Us’: Dion’s Chicago Dream Fights Hunger and Builds Wealth

Food is Medicine is a $25 billion market, and the Founder of Dion’s Chicago Dream wants it to serve communities first.

Op-Ed | No Beef Here. Brazil Beat Hunger the Right Way

Brazil feeds the world, but its greatest export might be the policies that ended hunger at home.

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.

Los Angeles Nonprofit Aims to Reduce Film Industry Food Waste, Address Food Insecurity

When the founders of Everyday Action saw how much food went to waste on film and TV sets, they knew they needed to act.

‘Hungrier, Poorer, And Sicker’: The Cost of the House Budget Bill

The Bill represents the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in history.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Gene-Edited Livestock, Water Scarcity Solutions, and Ocean Deregulation

This week, we’re looking at deregulated fishing zones, drought solutions in Libya, and a stalled FDA response to food safety violations.

Improving Access to Healthy Diets Is ‘Clearly Actionable’

Roughly one third of people in the world still can’t access a healthy diet, but there are solutions.

With Humanitarian Funding at an ‘Unprecedented Crisis,’ Hard-Won Food Solutions Are Disappearing

WFP’s current funding situation puts more than 58 million people at risk of losing life-saving assistance.

U.S. Policy Changes Will Have Consequences for Food Systems Globally

The new administration is already reshaping global food systems, affecting humanitarian aid, public health, and global peace.

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