Agriculture

The impact of California’s new climate accountability laws on food and agriculture companies

Two new groundbreaking California laws will require companies doing business in California, including food and agriculture companies, to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related financial risk exposures and climate risk management plans.

As global hunger remains intractable, food price volatility accelerates

Today, more than 40 years after the first World Food Day,1 the problem of hunger remains intractable, in part, due to food price spikes and price volatility exacerbated by excessive speculation. Developing countries that are net food import dependent are most vulnerable to high degrees of price volatility.

Reckless shutdown poses threats to farmers and the food system

MINNEAPOLIS—If Congress does not pass a spending bill and the United States federal government shuts down this Sunday, the shutdown will have wide ranging implications for U.S farmers and people facing hunger, as well as slow action to restore fairness in agriculture markets and combat the climate crisis.

Mexico’s quest for food sovereignty: An interview with Undersecretary of Agriculture Victor Suárez

When Mexicans take to the streets September 29 to celebrate National Corn Day, an annual commemoration of the iconic crop’s cultural, culinary and economic significance, they will be applauding the Mexican government’s recent moves to restrict genetically modified corn.

Ya no más con la subvaluación del maíz blanco

El Subsecretario de Agricultura de Mexico Víctor Suárez sobre la campaña por la autosuficiencia alimentaria Read the interview in English. 

Stop cheapening Mexico’s white and native corn

Mexico's Undersecretary of Agriculture Víctor Suárez on the campaign for food self-sufficiency Lea la entrevista en español. 

The Farm Bill Uprooted Episode Six: Solutions

In Episode Six of the Farm Bill Uprooted, hear from experts from across the food system on what changes are needed in the 2023 Farm Bill and beyond. From nutrition access to fair markets to climate resilience, a better food system is possible; it’s up to us to demand it.