Food Tank
Viewpoint: Challenging food myths: What would it be like if we continue to demonize modern, high tech agriculture?
The current wave of food anxiety stems, in large part, from a misunderstanding of hazard versus risk. A substance can ...
Viewpoint: What would be the consequences if we moved from conventional, tech-advanced farming to organic?
Close your eyes and imagine grocery stores where produce costs triple, with a sparse selection and visible insect damage. This ...
Revolutionizing, disrupting or subverting? 100 days in, Trump is upending food, health, and climate policy
The First 100 Days: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate. January 20, 2025: President Donald ...
Viewpoint: Are predictions of market chaos from Mexico’s proposed GM corn ban overhyped?
Negotiations between the United States and Mexican governments continue over Mexico’s planned phaseout of imports of genetically modified corn, first ...
Viewpoint: ‘Agroecology has better marks for biodiversity and soil health’ – UN panel urges communities to consider adoption
“Some might say agroecology is catching on in the world, and it is true that the momentum is undeniable,” says ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO activist Doug Gurian-Sherman’s Food Evolution review misrepresents Uganda banana research
[Editor's note: Patricia Nanteza is a science communicator at Uganda's National Banana Research Program. The following is excerpted from her letter to ...
Viewpoint: Trump administration’s embrace of GMOs lets down American farmers
The [Trump] Administration claims that GMOs should be accepted on scientific grounds. And it says that its motivation for this ...
Some see conspiracy instead of consensus on GMOs
Since when is the safety of genetically modified food considered “settled science” on a par with the reality of evolution? ...