Blockchain technology can help connect companies within otherwise decentralized supply webs.
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.
Asian Pacific Islander Voices: Books on Food and Culture
Food Tank’s book list centers Asian and Pacific Islander voices and showcases books on AAPI food and culture.
Pinduoduo Food Systems Forum: Building a More Resilient Food System with Technology
Hosted by Pinduoduo, a Chinese online agricultural marketplace, this event will address how technology can support a better food system. Food Tank’s president, Danielle Nierenberg, will moderate a panel discussion on how consumers can eat more sustainably.
Can Transparent Supply Chains Empower Consumers?
Envisible uses sensor technology to record and verify the freshness of its seafood products.
Automated Harvester May Be a Peek into the Future
advanced.farm recently developed an automated harvester that can identify and harvest strawberries using a system of lasers, computers, and robotics. “We are trying to bring agriculture into the 21st century,” Kyle Cobb, CEO of advanced.farm, tells Food Tank. Cobb’s company…
How Sun & Swell Ditched Plastic for Compostable Packaging
Sun & Swell is distributing their organic food products in 100 percent compostable packaging and reusable jars, one of the first companies to do this on a large scale.
Sustainability Today: A Concordia Event in Partnership with Rubicon
This event, hosted by Concordia and Rubicon Technologies, aims to highlight leaders and disruptors seeking to achieve a more sustainable future in America. During this event, Food Tank’s president, Danielle Nierenberg, will moderate a panel on regenerative agriculture.
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.
UN Food Systems Summit Dialogues: Dawn of Women in Agriculture
This UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue will investigate the role of technology in enabling and empowering women in agriculture, with a focus on MoooFarm’s DAWN initiative that supports small-scale female dairy farmers. Hosted by the Future Food Institute and MoooFarm, Food Tank’s president Danielle Nierenberg will be the keynote speaker of this event.
