USDA Invests US$20 Billion in SNAP Benefits for Americans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a 25 percent increase in food aid provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This aid boost represents the...
View ArticleThe Table to Farm Movement Championing Sustainable Agriculture in Colorado
The public-private initiative Restore Colorado is helping finance regional regenerative agriculture through partnerships with restaurants in Boulder. The program is a collaboration between Boulder...
View ArticleAre Young People Really Eating Less Meat?
A recent study from the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds young people in the United States and United Kingdom are purchasing and eating more meat than older age groups, despite saying they...
View ArticleRecent Report Exposes the Hidden Costs of Food in the U.S.
The Rockefeller Foundation recently released a report measuring the true cost of food in the United States. According to the report, the true cost of food is nearly US$3.2 trillion a year–triple what...
View ArticleSenator Booker’s Legislation Aims to Reform U.S. Farm Systems
U.S. Senator Cory Booker recently reintroduced The Farm System Reform Act to restrict the growth of new factory farms and protect family farmers. Approximately 20,000 Confined Animal Feeding Operations...
View ArticleGlobal Leaders Pledge Their Commitment To True Cost Accounting
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) recently published a sign-on letter encouraging eaters and policymakers alike to recognize the true costs of food. By embracing True Cost Accounting...
View ArticleSocial Movements And Scientists Are Challenging the UN Food Systems Summit’s...
The U.N. Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) will take place in New York on September 23. But more than 300 civil society organizations and Indigenous groups are boycotting the event due to concerns over...
View ArticleUK Announces Pilot of Highly Protected Marine Areas
The United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) recently announced a plan to introduce five Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) to aid marine ecosystem recovery. A 2020...
View Article“Food Can Be the Linchpin for Change” Across Global Issues
Photo courtesy of @medialiciously.co.uk It’s no secret that the way we produce food contributes to many global problems, but it can also serve as a powerful solution. On November 7, food systems...
View ArticleTrue Cost Accounting to Drive “the Biggest Change in Farming Since the...
The global population consumes about US$9 trillion of food each year, but the external cost of that food is more than double that—US$19.8 trillion, according to a June 2021 report by the U.N. Food...
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