From the Past to the Future

By Jen Astone & Daniel Moss

How philanthropy can help build a more resilient and equitable food system through agroecology

Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South

By Harvey Koh & Laura Amaya

Alternative forms of enterprise ownership have the potential to enable economic development in more inclusive and equitable ways.

Innovating for a Healthy Context

By Christian Seelos, Tanya Accone & Stuart Campo

Improving the effectiveness of development innovations

Brewing Fertilizer From Food Waste

By Robyn Huang

The Icelandic startup Melta transforms community food waste into fertilizer, with the goal of cutting emissions and promoting sustainable farming in Iceland.

Cool Carts

By Charu Bahri 1

Cooling innovation helps food hawkers who cannot afford conventional refrigeration.

Reimagining the Spice Trade

By Marianne Dhenin

Diaspora Co. strives to bring South Asia’s heirloom and single-origin spices to the United States while ensuring that partner farms and farmworkers thrive.

Fish Farming in the Desert

By Marianne Dhenin

The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research’s aquaculture program is bolstering the nation’s economy and food security.

Sharing Meals

By Nessa Richman 4

Food systems leadership as a pathway to civic engagement

Plan C for Greening Business

By Adam Rome 3

Engaging directly with business was never the environmental movement’s first choice—and for good reason.

Who Knows Agroforestry Best?

By Evelyn R. Nimmo, André E. B. Lacerda, Leandro Bonfim & Joel Bothello

Current scientific approaches to agricultural sustainability may in some contexts prove counterproductive to environmental preservation.