The pandemic has demonstrated the shortcomings of our mega-food industries and the necessity to localize food production. Farms and mills from Northern California to Canada are creating new small-scale, regional food systems. The U.S. was ...
With millions of children not attending school due to Covid-19, the Oscar-winning actress and humanitarian is drawing attention to fight hunger that may result from this scenario. Indeed, about half of U.S. students rely on ...
A new report from the UN says the absolute number of Asians suffering from hunger has stagnated, while at the same time obesity increases across the globe. While Asia and the Pacific region’s economy is ...
The United Nations reports world hunger rates increased for the first time in more than 15 years. (The Conversation, Leah Samberg, University of Minnesota) Around the globe, about 815 million people – 11 percent of the ...