A weekly snapshot of how food systems, climate impacts, and policy decisions are shaping lives from Indigenous lands to classrooms and crisis zones.
For Women Farmers in Guatemala and Worldwide, ‘Every Step We Take Opens a Door’
When women have equitable access to financial resources, they not only improve their own lives and livelihoods but become better equipped to nourish their entire communities, too.
The Path Forward for Food and Farming Is Clear. Now Is the Time to Act!
Funding cuts and the decline in development aid has had devastating consequences. To transform our food and agriculture systems need to lead into new, innovative solutions.
Shaping U.S. Leadership on Global Food Security Amid Political Shifts
At a time when the U.S. seems to be retreating from the global stage, the Food Security Leadership Council wants to strengthen international relationships to build a food secure world.
On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: ‘Immediate and Disastrous’ Impacts from the Dismantling of USAID
With no transition time, organizations supported by USAID couldn’t prepare their staff or the communities they served for what was coming.
A Blueprint for Change: Food Security Leadership Council Charts New Path Forward
The new council seeks transformation, “not a return to the status quo.”
When it Comes to Food Safety, We’re All Responsible for One Another
Foodborne illnesses affect around 1 in 10 eaters every year.
The First 100 Days: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate
From funding cuts to tariffs, here’s how the Trump-Vance administration is reshaping food, health, and the environment—one decision at a time.
Op-Ed | Why Gender Equality Is the Key to Healthy Diets for Everyone
Changing norms and creating fair policies can lead to meaningful improvements in women’s economic participation and leadership.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Rising Egg Prices, Farmer Wellness, and Global Aid Reversals
Egg prices are soaring, food aid is shifting, and Frank Bruni has a message of hope for graduates—here’s what happened this week.
Op-Ed | Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You: Why the Food Movement Should Fight for Undocumented Communities
The U.S. food system, from farms to processing to grocery and restaurant work, depends on undocumented workers.
Over US$489 Million Worth of Food Assistance Stalled Due to USAID Freeze
Nearly 500 million dollars of food is stuck in transit due to the U.S. foreign aid freeze.
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.
Global Food Security at Risk as U.S. Freezes Foreign Aid Programs
The U.S. foreign aid freeze is sowing confusion and disrupting vital food security and health programs, putting millions at risk worldwide.
Undercover Networks: How the Agrochemical Industry Silences Critics
A private social more than 500 scientists, journalists, environmentalists, and human rights experts critical of the pesticide industry and GMOs.
Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Strategy to Cut Food Waste and Boost Recycling, with Agency Collaboration
The Biden-Harris Administration, with the support of government agencies, released a strategy to halve food waste by 2030, boost recycling, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
USAID Pledges Nearly $1.3 Billion to Support Food Security in the Horn of Africa
The effects of the climate crisis, compounded by the rising costs of cost of food, fuel, and fertilizer, are threatening to drive rates of hunger even higher.
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.
Is USAID’s Feed The Future Initiative Sustainable?
Feed The Future works in 19 countries across the globe, but hasn’t provided feedback on their progress towards self-reliance in more than two years.
USAID and USDA Call for Research on Global Insect Production
The USAID and USDA seek to understand the potential challenges, benefits, environmental impacts of insect production through a recently launched Request for Information.