List of resources to learn about racism in the food and agriculture industries, as well as Black Food and Farm businesses and organizations to support. [...]
GODAN's André Laperrière talks to us about using open data to help eaters, health professionals and governments improve health and preserve biodiversity.[...]
Our Millennial Innovators Series profiles the bright, creative and driven university-aged students from around the world that make up Thought For Food (TFF), the world’s leading or[...]
Guest post by Dr. Robyn Metcalfe, Director of Food+City. The views expressed are are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Food+Tech Connect. At a time when B[...]
805 million people around the world are hungry. 13.5 percent of the population in the developing world is malnourished. And 4 in 10 children in poor countries are malnourished. The[...]
Our latest food crowdfunding roundup is packed with kick-ass projects like a beekeeping app, personal farming system, local food delivery van and more. [...]
Ag tech just keeps heating up. Earlier this week, Davis, California-based biotech startup BioConsortia announced that it has raised a $15 million series B round led by Khosla Ventu[...]
Guest post by Elizabeth Meltz of Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group. It’s become common knowledge that 40% of food in America goes uneaten. To get our food from farm to pla[...]
With 1/7 of the world’s population, or 868 million people, hungry, and the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the oft asked question is: “How will [...]
A number of companies have successfully Kickstarted their DIY gardening products, like Windowfarms and Horto domi. Now, Earth Starter is the newest project looking to nip food dis[...]
The USAID recently held a hackathon focused on improving food security in developing nations. Many of the projects exhibited innovative uses of data, technology and mapping in orde[...]
In anticipation of the impending challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050 , the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Institute [...]
Food gets it's fair share of bad press these days, and for good reason. Food+Tech Connect wants to help you explore new ideas for how information and technology can be used to chan[...]
If you could make a map showing the impact of food price spikes in different countries around the world, it could be a great tool to teach people about hunger and inspire them to d[...]
It was 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning in Soho, the streets lay quiet and Broadway was not yet filled with shopping tourists. Though one floor above, at co-working space Soho Haven[...]
Does your organization ever have problems that seem too difficult, large, or expensive to solve? If you work within the food system, your answer is most likely YES. Why? Because th[...]
Are you a visual thinker? I am and I dig data. I know for most its not a very exciting topic. In fact, eyes tend to glass over as soon as I utter the “d word.” But, I[...]
Mashable's UN Week Digital Media Lounge revealed many business and hacker opportunities just waiting to be tapped into. Get ready to get your nerd on. Development organizations hav[...]