Climate Change

Researchers Say Crops That Nourish Can Transform African Farming

A “Crops that Nourish” strategy can reshape farming across sub-Saharan Africa by centering nutrition, resilience, and community voices.

With Books for Kids and Adults, We Can Read Our Way to a Stronger Food System

These books can help us all plant the seeds of change in our own communities and build stronger food and agriculture systems!

Community-Based Action Uplifts Small Farms in California

Caroline Radice is building the infrastructure for the food system we need and that all eaters deserve.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: U.S. Farm Bailout, Climate Tech for UAE Farmers, and Gene-Edited Crops in the EU

A look at major policy decisions this week affecting farmers, food systems, and agricultural innovation around the world.

Regen Sydney: Connecting Farmers, Consumers, and Nature

Regen Sydney is building a network that connects communities and reimagines the city’s food system through creativity and collaboration.

Op-Ed | From Comfort to Climate: Why What We Eat Matters for the Planet

Nobody is imposing new eating rules or taking the pleasure out of food. It’s about adaptation.

Dispatch from COP30: Friday, Nov. 21

Powerful countries have the ability to move the needle in significant, meaningful ways. But if they fall short, the work still remains to be done.

Dispatch from COP30: Thursday, Nov. 20

At COP30 two days are dedicated to themes of agriculture, food systems and food security, fisheries, and family farming—and so far, we’ve seen some countries step up.

Dispatch from COP30: Wednesday, Nov. 19

Food and agriculture is missing from the first draft text from the COP30 Presidency. Can we change that before it’s finalized?

Op-Ed | How Cambodia’s NDC 3.0 Puts Food Systems at the Heart of Climate Action

By recognizing that agricultural, nutrition, health, supply chains, and food security are deeply connected climate risks and mitigation potential, it enshrines the principle of integrating action across agendas in ways that are real and meaningful.

Dispatch from COP30: Tuesday, Nov. 18

“We absolutely cannot afford to waste time on tactical delays or stonewalling,” Simon Stiell, who leads the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, said yesterday.

Dispatch from COP30: Monday, Nov. 17

Food and agriculture systems provide a pathway for COP to be more productive, forward-thinking, and action-oriented.

Dispatch from COP30: Saturday, Nov. 15

Week One of COP30 has seen valuable and urgent discussions about the food and agriculture systems we can build to more ambitiously tackle the climate crisis.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: COP30 in Brazil, UNHCR Reports on Climate Displacement, and China Resumes U.S. Soybean Imports

From COP30’s climate discussions to new funding for farmers and East Africa’s agroecology commitments, this week marks a turning point for food and climate action.

Dispatch from COP30: Friday, Nov. 14

How do we build a more ambitious, forward-thinking climate model to replace “business as usual”? It starts with putting farmers front and center.

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.

Op-Ed | Food at COP: A Trojan Horse for Climate Action

At COP30, Brazil’s agroecological farmers will serve climate solutions on a plate—showing that food is not the problem, but the path to change.

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?

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