Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)

Danielle Nierenberg

Booking Overview

This is a weekly food-systems interview show focused on food policy, agriculture, nutrition, sustainability, and global food security, with recurring conversations featuring senior leaders from international institutions and major agricultural initiatives. Strong candidates include food-policy researchers, agricultural and food-security executives, international development leaders, and experts leading scalable sustainable-farming programs; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold prominent institutional leadership roles.

Metrics

Episodes: 574

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 11.9k subscribers

Instagram: 64.0k followers

Contact Information

danielle@foodtank.com

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Host

Danielle Nierenberg - Food systems expert, author, and co-founder and president of Food Tank, a nonprofit focused on building a more sustainable, healthy, and equitable food system.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior leadership in food, agriculture, international development, or food-security institutions; recognized expertise in agricultural policy, sustainable farming, nutrition, or global food systems.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of major food, agriculture, or international development institutions, Development or implementation of large-scale agricultural, agroecology, resilience, or food-security programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Maximo Torero - The Global State Of Food Security And Nutrition, The Rising Cost Of A Healthy Diet, Declining Hunger, And Policies To Expand Access To Nutritious Food.

Sara Mbago-Bhunu - Agricultural Resilience, The Effects Of El Niño On Farming Communities And Supply Chains, Extreme-weather Lessons, And Investing In Disaster Preparedness.

Vijay Kumar Thallam - Agroecology, Alternatives To Conventional Agricultural Practices, Large-scale Farming Initiatives, And The Role Of Women Farmers.

Recent Topics

Food Systems, Food Security, Agriculture, Sustainability, Nutrition

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg (by Food Tank)
:

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

July 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 and development, why this mattered in the U.S. and abroad, and filling the vacuum left by USAID's closure. Plus, a record number of schools use a federal meal service option to t...

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

July 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 2020, and the policies that can help countries expand access to nutritious food for all. Plus, farmers in Bangladesh protest harmful pesticides, the Rodale Institute announces an ...

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

July 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 extreme weather events of the past, and why investing in resilience is cheaper than responding to disaster. Plus, an FTC settlement with John Deere secures the right to repair for U.S...

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