During Food Tank’s recent Summit in Chicago, IL, Ertharin Cousin, Founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future, discussed the services required to help startup businesses scale up and…
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We first met Ratnu Kohli in 2019, as he worked in rice fields in Badin, Sindh with his children under the afternoon sun, busy sorting and packing the harvested paddy.…
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Floodwaters, driven by months of relentless rain and by extreme spring heat that accelerated the melting of glaciers, have covered a third of Pakistan, an area larger than England and…
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Women with disabilities are nearly twice as likely to rate their diet as poor and are more likely to experience food insecurity compared to women without disabilities, according to a…
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While serving constituents in need has always been challenging, today’s food banks face a new post-pandemic and rapidly shifting socio-economic landscape that is impacting how they recruit and retain leadership.…
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Are new technologies like blockchain good ways to trace foods through their supply chain during food contamination outbreaks? New research pokes holes in that idea. Food contamination outbreaks are regular…
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Nearly 60 Kentucky residents have filed a lawsuit against neighboring coal companies, alleging negligent practices that contributed to recent historic flooding. The lawsuit, filed in Breathitt County Circuit Court last…
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Buying a home is a cornerstone of the American Dream, and the US government has long encouraged it with generous subsidies. As far back as the early 20th century, defenders…
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President Joe Biden’s plans to forgive some federal student loan debt and revamp income-driven repayment are “modestly credit positive” developments for the higher education sector, according to Moody’s Investors Service.…
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Click here for more.Have you ever heard the idea that people experiencing homelessness “don’t want to work” or they should “just get a job?” The truth is that many do – in fact,…
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The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) released the results of its most recent survey of young farmers. It finds that young farmers are working to conserve land and develop resilience…
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Police in America fatally shoot around 1,000 people every year. For young men, in particular, that makes police shootings one of the leading causes of death in the United States—and…