Hilton Properties Takes Additional Steps to Source Local Food

FoodMaven, a technology startup committed to reducing food waste on an industrial scale, is partnering with Hilton Properties to expand Hilton’s efforts to source local food in Colorado and Texas.

Images speak @ the Africa Sustainable Livestock (ASL) 2050 report launch held in Abuja.

Images speak @ the Africa Sustainable Livestock (ASL) 2050 report launch held in Abuja. See more images below...

Dr. Bronner’s Helps Bring Better Opportunities to Farmers in India

Dr. Bronner’s, the family-owned and number one seller of natural soap in the United States, has just released a short film highlighting how they’re working to source organic, fair trade products, and create what they hope is a better agricultural system. “Journey to Pavitramenthe” is the second film in Dr. Bronner’s “Journey” series, and explores the lives and farms of organic mint producers in India’s Uttar Pradesh state.

Images speak @ the TAAT Wheat Annual Review and Planning Meeting in Abuja.

Images speak @ the TAAT Wheat Annual Review and Planning Meeting in Abuja. See more images below.....

How A Soap Company is Helping Fix the Broken Food System

If you ever took the time to read the fine print on a bottle of Dr. Bronner’s iconic 18-in-1 Hemp Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap, you probably barely noticed the one reference to what people put in—not on—their bodies.

Central Bank stops forex allocation to milk, as imports reach $1.5 billion

The governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr.  Godwin Emefiele has reiterated the impending stoppage of foreign exchange allocation for importation of milk and other associated products saying Nigeria cannot continue spending between $1.5-2 billion on importation when backward integration would have curbed the incidences of herdsmen and farmers’ clashes.   

28 Inspiring Urban Agriculture Projects

Around 15 percent of the world’s food is now grown in urban areas. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), urban farms already supply food to about 700 million residents of cities, representing about a quarter of the world’s urban population. By 2030, 60 percent of people in developing countries will likely live in cities.

Seaweed in Cow Feed Reduces Methane Emissions Almost Entirely

A recent study by researchers at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, has found a certain type of Australian red algae can significantly inhibit methane emissions from cows.

More Crop Per Drop, Better Lives for Farmers with Lotus Foods

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Lotus Foods co-founders and co-CEOs Caryl Levine and Ken Lee talk about supporting rice farmers by introducing their unique crops to global markets and promoting better farming practices.

We Won’t Feed the World By Giving Up on Small-Scale Farmers

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Timothy A. Wise, Senior Researcher at the Small Planet Institute and author of Eating Tomorrow, talks about the agriculture stakeholders vying for a seat at the global policy table—and the agribusinesses who come out on top. “Ultimately, it is agribusiness who is at the policy table or influencing policymakers: not farmers. That’s a huge problem,” says Wise.