A recent investment in an agribusiness giant will drive further environmental destruction and disenfranchisement of local and indigenous communities while enriching one of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful industrial agribusinesses.
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.
Public Development Banks Must Stop Financing Factory Farming
Multinational development banks that pledged to align their lending with the Paris Agreement continue to pump money into industrial animal agriculture.
Rockefeller Foundation Commits $105M to New Good Food Strategy
The Strategy marks the Foundation’s largest commitment to nutrition in its 109-year history.
“We as Consumers Need to Hold Brands Accountable for Their Commitments,” Says Jillian Semaan
What will the future of sustainable investment look like?
COP26 Event: Using Investment and True Cost Accounting as Levers for Food Systems Change
This session will explore investment and True Cost Accounting (TCA) as powerful tools that can effect food systems change. Panelists will discuss the importance of each tool and what it will take unlock their power.
Danone Institute North America Awards US$160,000 to Support Local Food Systems Solutions
Funding will help the winning teams develop, carry out, and evaluate their community-based projects.
Investing in a Better Future of Snacking
CoLab is a new start-up engagement program for entrepreneurs to create healthy snacks that are delicious and good for the planet.
Inequality Towards Female Agri-Food Tech Founders Is Pervasive, Says Study
The first report by Money Where Our Mouths Are (MWOMA) reveals alarming disparities between female and male founders in the Agri-Food Tech industry.
Opinion | Investment in Agriculture and the Race to the Bottom
On-farm investment in agriculture has doubled over the past 20 years and as a result agricultural production has grown rapidly. But the bad news is that the key conditions that made these investments viable are deteriorating, and rapidly.
