Kentucky Faces Food Insecurity Problem
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"The Daily Yonder" reports that food insecurity in rural areas grew by four percent in ...
"The Daily Yonder" reports that food insecurity in rural areas grew by four percent in 2022. It now affects 15 percent of people in rural America.
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Kentucky Faces Food Insecurity Problem
Clip: Season 2 Episode 121 | 44sVideo has Closed Captions
"The Daily Yonder" reports that food insecurity in rural areas grew by four percent in 2022. It now affects 15 percent of people in rural America.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipKentucky faces a food insecurity problem now.
A new study says it could be getting worse.
Nationwide, The Daily Yonder reports that food insecurity in rural rural areas grew by 4% in 2022.
It now affects 15% of people in rural America.
Now, in urban America, food insecurity went up 2% and affects 12% of the population.
Food insecurity is defined as the condition of not having access to sufficient food or food of an adequate quality to meet one's basic needs.
A recent Department of AG study showed food insecurity in Kentucky at 13.1%.
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