Aug 03 2020
Perspective
The launch of the Food System Vision Prize in October 2019 was a call for visionaries to imagine “regenerative and nourishing” food systems. The Prize subsequently spurred the creation of …
Jul 31 2020
Perspective
Visionaries from across Africa—including Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania—responded to an invitation to imagine a more nourishing and resilient food future for 2050. The Rockefeller Foundation …
Jul 27 2020
While Covid-19 and the resulting economic downturn made the negative consequences of the food system worse and more obvious, the pandemic did not create them and its end will not solve them. Covid-19 has, however, increased both the imperative and the opportunity to address these flaws and limitations once and for all. Now is the moment to transform the U.S. food system.
Food U.S. & the Americas
Jul 23 2020
Perspective
Have you ever noticed how most books, movies, and TV shows that paint a picture of the future are negative and dystopic? We at The Rockefeller Foundation did. Looking to inspire …
Jul 15 2020
Imagine a world where food systems are more nourishing, regenerative and equitable, where year-round nourishment for all is a reality, and where individual food cultures are honored in their own …
Jun 23 2020
Perspective
The Covid-19 crisis is a ‘stress test’ for our global food systems – and they are failing. Today we see farmers dumping milk and ploughing crops back into their fields, even as …
Jun 10 2020
Perspective
The Covid-19 global pandemic has lain bare many vulnerabilities in our current systems, from a lack of equity and economic opportunity to the weaknesses of our food supply chains. As …
Jun 09 2020
YieldWise is The Rockefeller Foundation's $130 million initiative working with private, public, and nonprofit actors involved in the food supply system to cut their food loss and waste by half. …
Jun 04 2020
Seeking a bit of optimism, and even inspiration, in these challenging times? Take an hour or two and peruse some of the 79 semifinalist entries from around the globe for …
May 19 2020
The enormous global growth of mobile phone access presents an opportunity for funders, such as philanthropies and other development agencies, to easily connect, communicate, and listen to their clients and …
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