The State of Affairs
We are committed to supporting a healthier way to produce, purchase and consume food. Too many people are food-insecure, and many who do have access to food still face high malnutrition rates.
Meanwhile, our food system contributes to some of our biggest environmental challenges.
We need fresh practices and policies informed by insights drawn from data and evidence.
Why it Matters
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deaths worldwide have accounted to unhealthy dietary patterns
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emissions stem from the food system
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of the 740M living in extreme poverty are agricultural workers and their dependents
Food Systems Must Adapt
Many consequences of climate change undermine the stability of global food systems, decreasing food security and diet quality, and exposing vulnerable populations to multiple forms of malnutrition.
At the same time, food systems are responsible for 25-30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Food needs to be grown and processed, transported, distributed, prepared, consumed, and sometimes disposed of. Each of these steps creates greenhouse gases that trap the sun’s heat and contribute to climate change.
Emission reduction from food production is essential to tackle climate change and to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C or well below 2°C.
Our Strategy
- 1Good Food Data and Science Innovation: We foster innovative platforms, establishing vital metrics and datasets that offer the evidence and tools necessary to achieve a sustainable food system.
- 2Good Food Policy: We back projects that generate evidence and realign market incentives to reflect the true cost of food on human health and the environment.
- 3Good Food Public Purchasing: We assist major public institutions in shifting procurement practices towards prioritizing food that supports good nutrition, resilient local economies, environmental sustainability, and racial equity throughout the value chain.
Initiatives
Related Grants
We’re committed to supporting a wide range of efforts across the globe in the area of food. Explore both current food-focused grants and those from within the past five years.
Impact Stories
We are dedicated to transforming our food system so it nourishes both people and the planet.
Advancing Good Food for All
How can we incentivize the food system to produce more food that improves health outcomes, regenerates the environment, and creates economic opportunity for those who produce, sell, and serve it? This episode of #RFBreakthrough explores that question.
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Recent News
- Mar 11 2025Rockefeller Foundation and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Expand Access to Healthy Foods for America’s Veterans
- Mar 11 2025Remarks by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah at the Food Is Medicine in the Veterans Health Administration Convening
- Feb 13 2025Rockefeller Foundation Invests $3.5 Million To Support American Farmers, Improve Nutrition & Address Chronic Disease
