Food Security

Op-Ed | After the Party: Putting Flesh on Food and Climate Commitments

The hard work occurs both before and after global events, in communities and across landscapes.

From Checkout to Checkup: Reimagining the Role of the Grocery Aisle in Public Health

Instacart examines how online grocery access, modernized food assistance programs, and food as medicine initiatives can improve nutrition security and public health across the United States.

Local Corner Store Expands D.C. Food Access

Stanton Supermarket in D.C.’s Ward 8 expanded its produce section to bring fresh food closer to local families.

UK Sea Bass Market Tied to Senegal Overfishing Crisis

The case highlights the deep flaws in certification and traceability systems.

How Culinary Medicine Could Transform Healthcare: Q&A with Dr. Timothy Harlan on Bringing the Kitchen into Medical Education

For years, medicine and food existed in parallel worlds: one focused on disease, the other on culture and flavor. Dr. Timothy Harlan has spent his career bridging that divide.

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.

Can Food Systems Remind Politicians that Dialogue Is More Powerful than Partisan Debate?

Durable, long-lasting food systems transformation requires us to come together, find common ground and shared goals, and work in good faith to nourish our communities.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Shutdown Threatens SNAP, U.N. Calls for Climate Finance, and Nestlé Slashes Jobs

This week’s top stories explore SNAP risks from the shutdown, UN climate finance demands, Nestlé job cuts, coral reef collapse, and U.S. obesity trends.

USDA Ends Key Food Security Report, Leaving Advocates in the Dark

After three decades, the USDA has canceled its Household Food Security report, one of the most reliable measures of hunger in America.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Loss and Damage Fund Launches, African Union Mobilizes for Food Reform, and the CDC Faces Cuts and Confusion

The Loss and Damage Fund is preparing to accept proposals, the African continent boosts food investment, and the CDC faces deep cuts—this week in food and policy.

Report Links Diet, Climate, and Equity in New Global Targets

“Food is the single strongest lever to optimize human health and environmental sustainability on Earth.”

Food Is Medicine Requires Systemic Changes: “It’s No One Discipline’s Job to Solve Food Insecurity”

Amid rising food insecurity and cuts to federal nutrition programs, leaders at Climate Week NYC explore how food can be a tool for health, equity, and community resilience.

School Meals Can Nourish Children—and Regenerate the Food System

Regenerative school meals can nourish children, support farmers, and fight climate change—but they urgently need investment, panelists say at Climate Week NYC 2025.

Supporting Farmers Is Key to Combating the Climate Crisis

From soil health and land protection to agrivoltaics and smart solar strategies, farmers have vital power to drive climate transformation.

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.

Putting Power in the Hands of the People: Q&A with Karen Washington

As lawmakers ignore the toll that policies are taking on the most vulnerable, farmer and activist Karen Washington says it’s time for communities to look inward and organize.

Exploring Solutions for a Hotter, Hungrier World at Climate Week

Chefs, AI experts, philanthropies, and food advocates are uniting to explore food systems resilience at Climate Week NYC.

On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg: To Roundup or Not to Roundup

Farmers are experimenting with conservation agriculture and debating the role of fertilizers and herbicides in building resilience.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Child Poverty in a Changing Climate, Increasing Food Prices, and Indigenous Sea Communities in Malaysia

Explore five urgent stories this week, from Climate Week NYC to collapsing coastal ecosystems and ballooning food prices.

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