Apr 23 Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Maduro for years had rejected numerous humanitarian aid offers as unnecessary and as veiled attempts by the United States and other hostile forces to destabilize his socialist government. That stance appears to have wavered amid continuing hardships. Continue reading
Dec 07 Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for first time By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press Feeding America, the nation's largest anti-hunger organization, has distributed 4.2 billion meals in an 8-month period. That's an unprecedented pace in the group's history. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:17 More Americans are going hungry amid economic crisis — and many can’t get help By Paul Solman The current economic crisis means rising demand for food stamps. While Congress has passed additional benefits for some recipients, a large percentage of the poorest households did not get an increase. Meanwhile, many people, from college students now at home… Continue watching
Apr 29 Food crisis deepens as Puerto Rico school cafeterias shutter By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Puerto Rico is refusing to open school cafeterias amid coronavirus health concerns and has not tapped into millions of federal dollars for help. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 4:56 Celebrity chef Jose Andres on why food is a national security issue By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Restaurateur and chef Jose Andres is well known for his efforts to feed people in disaster areas across the globe. Now, his World Central Kitchen has a new challenge: supporting Americans suffering hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:07 Amid economic crisis, food banks are struggling to keep all the newly hungry fed By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn, Lena I. Jackson With unemployment soaring, the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a staggering toll on workers. Food banks are ramping up their services to meet the rising demand, even as donations, volunteers and supplies are limited. Meanwhile, organizations worry about keeping their own… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 9:49 How climate and corruption have combined to create Zimbabwe’s food crisis Continue watching
Oct 16 Pope on World Food Day laments paradox of hunger, obesity By Associated Press Pope Francis is calling for lifestyle and dietary changes to address the paradox of a world in which people suffer from malnutrition in some areas and obesity in others. Continue reading
Aug 08 United Nations predicts hungry future, due to global warming, that can be avoided By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new United Nations report examines how global warming and land interact in a vicious cycle. Human-caused climate change is dramatically degrading the land, while the way people use the land is making global warming worse. Continue reading
Jun 28 5 ways social entrepreneurs are trying to cut food waste By Bryan Wood For now, the problem isn’t that there’s not enough food on the planet to feed everyone. The problem is how much food is wasted. Continue reading