07/15/2024 SOURCE: www.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding a record-breaking $14.3 million in Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grants to 154 projects in 43 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. These investments will help 1.9 million children eat more tasty, nutritious foods in school, while supporting farmers and producers in their local and regional communities.
USDA Makes Record-Breaking $14.3 Million Investment in Farm to School Grants
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Top 10 African countries with the highest number of hungry people
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP), severe food insecurity is expected to worsen in 18 hunger hotspots
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07/12/2024 SOURCE: africa.businessinsider.com
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP), severe food insecurity is expected to worsen in 18 hunger hotspots
Top 10 African countries with the highest number of hungry people
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07/01/2024 SOURCE: www.oregonlive.com
Forage | Farm | Ferment is a Father's Day weekend food and beer pairing event in Hood River that celebrates mushrooms, beer and fermented fare prepared by three esteemed Columbia River Gorge area craft makers.
Mushrooms, beer, fermented fare take center stage at Forage | Farm | Ferment event in Hood River
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06/25/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com
In Bogota, Colombia's capital, over a quarter of people struggle to find food. Experts blame food poverty on inflation, violence and poor harvests caused by the effects of climate change.
Hunger in Colombia: How can Bogota feed poor communities?
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Vietnamese vlogger who teaches African communities how to grow wet rice - VnExpress International
Recognizing the needs of the people in rural Angola and their fight against hunger and poverty, Pham Quang Linh and Team Africa taught them how to grow wet rice.
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06/11/2024 SOURCE: www.waterwaysjournal.net
More than one-half of all U.S. grain and soybean exports are shipped through elevators on the Lower Mississippi River.
Feeding The World, One Barge At A Time - The Waterways Journal
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06/11/2024 SOURCE: www.contagionlive.com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections linked to organic walnuts.
FDA Recall on Organic Walnuts Linked to E coli Outbreak
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06/11/2024 SOURCE: www.emro.who.int
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06/04/2024 SOURCE: www.africanews.com
Water agency officials are well aware of the problem in this city of almost a million inhabitants, located on the north shore of Lake Kivu at an altitude of around 1,500 metres.
DRC: Persistent water shortages continue to impact livelihoods in Goma | Africanews
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