UN: More than 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021

More than 2 million Yemeni children under the age of 5 are expected to endure acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies said Friday, urging stakeholders to end the yearslong conflict that has brought the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.

The Farmer's Exchange Online Dairy Market Underwhelmed by USDA Spending on Food Boxes

The Farmer's Exchange Online Edition is the place to go for agriculture news and events, your source for auctions of all varieties in the northern Indiana, Southwestern Michigan, and parts of Ohio and Illinois. Featuring online classified ads and farm equipment listings.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.