Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

563. $127 Million in USDA Grants Restored, Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Deepens, and a Conversation with Vijay Kumar Thallam on a ‘Simple but Profound’ Farming Solution Spreading Around the World

Jul 9, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Vijay Kumar Thallam, Executive Vice Chair of Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (the Farmer Empowerment Organisation). They discuss the conventional agriculture practices based on outdated science, the growth of one of the world’s largest agroecology projects, and the women...

562. Agrifood Investment Can Create 5 Million Jobs, SNAP Enrollment Falls, and a Conversation with Jessica Fanzo on Building the Food System We Know Is Possible

Jul 2, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jessica Fanzo, a Professor of Food Policy & Climate at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Europe. They discuss whether decisionmakers’ awareness of the links between food, agriculture and climate is growing, the amazing potential of food...

561. A Conversation with Patrick Webb and Caitlin Grady on Dismantling USAID: What it Means, Part 4

Jun 25, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Patrick Webb, a Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and Caitlin Grady, Associate Professor and Director of Research and Policy at the Global Food Institute at the George Washington University, for Part 4 of Food...

560. El Niño Begins, Project Empowers 10,000 Farmers, and a Conversation with Paul Lightfoot on Being in the Business of Making Food Systems Better

Jun 18, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Paul Lightfoot, General Manager of Patagonia Provisions. They discuss how the brand is proving it’s possible to grow profits while investing in sustainable practices, awakening eaters to the harms of fossil fuel based agriculture, and the business risks that...

559. Research Challenges Necessity of Synthetic Pesticides, New World Screwworm Detected in the U.S., and a Conversation with Kristin Coates on Building Local Models for Global Food Systems Change

Jun 11, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Kristin Coates, Co-Founder and CEO of Regenerative California. They talk about creating a regenerative farm in a region dominated by conventional agriculture, pathways to build a more hopeful food future, and how the organization’s model can be spread to...