To celebrate 2015, the Food Tank, a food think tank, is highlighting organizations around the world that are working to fight food waste, combat hunger and obesity, recognize the multiple roles of family farmers, increase nutrient density, protect agricultural diversity, and adapt to a changing climate.
Its list of 101 food organizations to watch in 2015 includes:
- 1% for Women
- ActionAid
- Action Against Hunger
- Africa Center for Holistic Management
- African Biodiversity Network
- Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
- Ashoka
- The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance
- AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
- Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
- Bioneers
- Bioversity International
- Center for Food Safety
- Center for a Livable Future – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- The Center for International Forestry Research
- Centro de Desarrollo Agropecuario
- Change Food
- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- Christensen Fund
- The Coalition of Immokalee Workers
- The Community for Zero Hunger
- Community Markets for Conservation
- Conservation International
- The Culinary Institute of America
- Developing Innovations in School Cultivation
- Diversitas
- Earth Policy Institute
- ECHO
- Ecoagriculture Partners
- Equity Trust
- Fairfood International
- Family Farm Defenders
- Farm Hack
- Feeding the 5000
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
- Food and Environment Reporting Network
- Food Policy Action
- Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
- Fazenda da Toca
- Food First
- Finca Mono Verde
- Food Day
- FoodSave London
- Food Chain Workers Alliance
- Food Sovereignty Ghana
- Food + Tech Connect
- Food-X
- Food & Water Watch
- Forum for the Future
- Global Forum on Agricultural Research
- Global Crop Diversity Trust
- GRACE Communications Foundation
- Genetic Resources Action International
- Greenpeace International
- Groundswell International
- Heifer International
- Humanitas Global
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
- The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
- The International Food Policy Research Institute
- The International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
- International Soil Reference and Information Center
- International Water Management Institute
- Kitchen Gardeners International
- The James Beard Foundation
- La Via Campesina
- Landesa Rural Development Institute
- The Land Institute
- Millennium Institute
- More and Better
- Network of Peasant Organizations and Producers in West Africa
- Oakland Institute
- The One Acre Fund
- Organic Research Center
- Oxfam International and Oxfam America
- The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa
- Permaculture Voices
- Pesticide Action Network
- Resource Centers on Urban Agriculture and Food Security
- The Rodale Institute
- The Savory Institute
- Slow Food International and Slow Food USA
- Small Planet Institute
- Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
- Sustainable Food Trust
- Sustainable Harvest International
- Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods
- Think.Eat.Save
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
- U.N. World Food Program
- WhyHunger
- The Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network
- Winrock International
- World Agroforestry Centre
- World Wildlife Fund
- Young Professionals for Agricultural Development
Food is important to consumers. Support local farmers, work locally to save farm land for farming, and join a food organization working on food issues.
