Overall, the cost of food bought to eat at home skyrocketed by the most in 46 years, and analysts caution that meat prices in particular could remain high as slaughterhouses struggle to maintain production levels while implementing procedures intended to keep workers healthy.
Author: Sarah Polaski
Food supply chains do not care if people go hungry
Coronavirus shines a light on the global food chain’s dirty little secret.
UMD Community Garden Becomes Necessity During Pandemic
The University of Maryland’s community garden was a teaching tool that has now become a necessity for people in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fresh vegetables and herbs grown there are distributed at the school’s free food pantry.
Workers Go Hungry As Central Asia’s Largest Bazaar Stands Empty
Tens of thousands of people in Kyrgyzstan are facing hunger after weeks without work in the Bishkek bazaar
Food security in the time of coronavirus: A Eurasianet briefing
This briefing explores government policy and food provision in the Caucasus and Central Asia as COVID-19 upsets farming and trade networks around the world.
As Food Waste and Insecurity Spike, ReFED’s COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund Aims to Spark Change Beyond the Pandemic
As COVID-19 upends the global food supply chain and disrupts economies around the world, the threat of food waste looms particularly large.
The COVID-19 crisis has already left too many children hungry in America
The Brookings Institution found an increase in child hunger during the coronavirus pandemic
New York State Farmers donate 34,000+ pounds of milk, beef and produce to NYC families in need
The Northeast Dairy Producers Association announced that farms and co-ops across Upstate New York have donated more than 34,000 pounds of milk, beef, fruit and vegetables to fellow New Yorkers in need.
Addressing COVID-19 impacts on fish and aquatic food systems
World Fish examines the impacts of COVID-19 on food security and fisheries
Build diverse food systems for post-COVID-19 world
The Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA) writes about the neednyo develop diverse food systems to support global food and nutrition security.
