Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

567. A Conversation with Betty Kibaara on the Power of Regenerative School Meals

Aug 6, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Betty Kibaara, Director for the Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, where she leads the implementation of the Regenerative School Meals Initiative in Africa. They discuss how school meals can do far more than feed children—creating reliable markets...

566. Soil Restoration Promises Boost in Food Production, Cyclospora Offers Wake-Up Call, and a Conversation with Jerry Glover on Dismantling USAID: What it Means, Part 5

Jul 31, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Jerry Glover, a Distinguished Fellow at the Food Security Leadership Council for Part 5 of Food Tank’s series exploring the far-reaching impacts of dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. They discuss how the agency supported agricultural research...

565. A New Investment in Organic Farming, Namibian Food Security Program Scales, and a Conversation with Maximo Torero on the Rising Cost of a Healthy Diet

Jul 23, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization about the latest report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World. They discuss the decline in global hunger, why the cost of a healthy diet is significantly higher than in...

564. Right to Repair Won, A School Farm Program Boosts Enrollment, and a Conversation with Sara Mbago-Bhunu on Building Resilience in the Face of El Niño

Jul 16, 2026

On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director of the East and Southern Africa Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). They discuss what this year’s super El Niño means for farming communities and agricultural supply chains, the lessons learned from...

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 They discuss the conventional agriculture practices based on outdated science, the growth of one of the world’s largest agroecology projects, and the women...