Food Security/Shortage
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Food/Nutrition, Food Security/Shortage,

01/28/2021 SOURCE: www.dailycal.org

Early life exposure to food insecurity has lasting effects, study finds

A research article published Jan. 2 observed Latinx farmworker children and found that exposure to food insecurity early in life can have a lasting impact on children’s growth.

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TOPIC(S): USDA, Government / Policies, Food Security/Shortage,

01/25/2021 SOURCE: www.usatoday.com

Federal government wants Americans to buy groceries online, but most people on SNAP can’t

The government wants Americans to buy groceries online when possible to avoid COVID-19. But many people receiving food stamps can't shop on the web.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Food Security/Shortage,

Smithfield Foods and Feed More Unveil New Tractor-Trailer to Expand Distribution in Rural Counties in Central Virginia

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Insects, Ag United Kingdom, Food Security/Shortage,

01/02/2021 SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk

Why aren’t we all eating insects?

For years, edible insects have been billed as the next sustainable food revolution. Daisy Dunne explores why we still haven’t developed a taste for grub

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,

12/31/2020 SOURCE: www.un.org

New year, new food systems | United Nations

The Food Systems Summit is becoming a reality, not just as a point in time in September 2021, but as a year-long global engagement process to bring solutions to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. The Summit Community is now live -join the conversation and make your voice heard.

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TOPIC(S): Food Waste, USDA, World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

12/20/2020 SOURCE: www.politico.com

Low-income children wait months for USDA food aid to replace school meals

"It should be a four-alarm fire," says one expert, given the high hunger rates among families.

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TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Food Security/Shortage,

12/16/2020 SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com

Hunger remains a problem even here at home

Hunger affects more than 2 billion people around the world each year (that’s 25.9% of the world’s population), and the pandemic has added many new faces to the ranks of the food insecure. Images of people waiting in lines at food banks are heartbreaking and defy our stereotypes about who the hungry are and what they look like. They are the faces of families often hungry for the first time in their lives.

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Food/Nutrition, World Hunger, Consumer/Retail, Food Security/Shortage,

12/15/2020 SOURCE: www.dairyfoods.com

Yoplait, Jennifer Lopez to launch Lids to Feed America program

At a time when many things in the world remain uncertain, food banks continue to be a lifeline for families when it comes to putting food on the table.

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TOPIC(S): Food Waste, Ag United Kingdom, Food Security/Shortage,

12/15/2020 SOURCE: www.wired.co.uk

These photos prove a future with no waste is possible

As humans squander the Earth’s resources and throw away unwanted goods, meet the companies and communities offering ways of transforming waste back into reusable products

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