Food Tank

Some individuals struggle to find enough to eat, while others consume excessive amounts. The solution to this issue begins with our collective efforts. Food Tank is dedicated to the 7 billion people who rely on food daily. Our mission is to provide solutions and environmentally friendly methods to combat hunger, obesity, and poverty by fostering a network that connects and shares vital information. Food Tank serves as a platform for farmers, producers, policymakers, government officials, researchers, academics, journalists, and donors to work together in developing sustainable solutions to address our most urgent social and environmental challenges.

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Less Sugar, More Crunch: A New Report Reveals What Makes a Snack Truly Satisfying for Today’s Eaters

6 days ago | foodtank.com | Elena Seeley

A new report from Highlight and The Goods Mart finds that eaters are looking for snacks that are simple, minimally processed, and better for the planet. “The future is basic,” the report reads. Increasingly, eaters are thinking about the effect of their diets on their health and the planet, and they want products that “keep it real.”As part of their study, Highlight and The Goods Mart distributed products from seven emerging snack brands to 150 eaters.
In a Hotter and Drier World, How Can Food and Farming Systems Adapt?

1 week ago | foodtank.com | Danielle Nierenberg

Here’s a question: Over the past 40 years, what natural disaster has affected more people around the globe than any other? The answer, according the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is drought. The past 10 years have been the hottest 10 years on record, and higher temperatures and drier conditions are making more regions vulnerable to drought and arid land degradation, or desertification.
Caroline Boden, Author at Food Tank

1 week ago | foodtank.com | Caroline Boden

1 Articles0 Comments Caroline Boden is a director of shareholder advocacy with Mercy Investment Services, covering portfolio issues such as nutrition, the reduction of food and plastic waste, human trafficking, and safer chemical management.
Op-Ed | Defining Regenerative Agriculture with Integrity

1 week ago | foodtank.com | Caroline Boden

Regenerative agriculture is big news these days, with companies from ADM to Walmart to Bayer promoting it as the key to improving soil health, biodiversity, and the climate crisis. An invaluable goal, but one that not all practices touted as regenerative are currently meeting. With billions of dollars—and the future of our food system—at stake, it’s important to ensure that these investments are truly helping to make our farms more regenerative and resilient.
An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health

2 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Elena Seeley

During a recent event, chefs, nonprofit advocates, and Food is Medicine experts came together to discuss how access to nutritious, culturally relevant foods can address the high rate of diet-related illnesses in the United States while supporting farmers and the planet. The webinar is the second part of a series hosted by Food Tank and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
Transforming Health Through Food: The Role of Education, Access, and Environment

2 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Elena Seeley

During a recent event food and health systems experts argued for a holistic approach that is needed to improve eaters’ access to nutritious food and improve community health. This webinar is the first part of a series hosted by Food Tank and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. About half of all people in the United States suffer from a diet-related illness, the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University reports.
Could Eating Well Save Our Lives?

3 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Danielle Nierenberg

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by clicking here. It’s no secret that some of our best medicines come not from a pharmacy, but from a farm! The foods we eat have a direct impact on how healthy we are—for better or for worse.
The Climate Is Changing and Science Has Answers-But What Happens if the Funding Dries Up?

3 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Elena Seeley

CGIAR believes the future of resilient food and agriculture systems lies in scientific innovation. But according to the network’s Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi, researchers are facing a particularly “difficult environment.” CGIAR unites 15 research centers around the globe —collectively employing more than 9,000 scientists, researchers, technicians, and staff—as they work to transform food, land, and water systems. But investment in this work is on the decline, Elouafi reports.
Nourishing Communities, Advancing Health: Two Days of Dynamic Conversations

3 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Elena Seeley

On April 30 and May 1 from 12:00PM-1:00PM ET, Food Tank and the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation are co-hosting the two-day webinar series “Food is Medicine and Eating for Health.” The event will bring together renowned Food is Medicine thought leaders, medical professionals, chefs, and more for dynamic moderated conversations that will look at solutions that cultivate nourished, resilient communities.
Your Field Guide to Building Hope and Community Strength in Today’s World

4 weeks ago | foodtank.com | Danielle Nierenberg

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by clicking here. All the work we do at Food Tank, from highlighting success stories in online articles to bringing food system leaders together in conversation at Summits, is rooted in optimism.