Kenyans have accused their government of ignoring drought victims following reports that at least 10 people have died of hunger in the north-western Turkana region.
The hashtag #WeCannotIgnore has been trending on Twitter in the country.
The Kenyan government has said more than 1.1 million people are facing food shortages
In Barbados, Coco Hill is the only agro-forestry project of its kind on the 166-square mile island and the product of six years of experimentation since Mood purchased the land in 2013. Permaculture, biodynamic, vertical, edge, terrace and integrated farming methodologies are employed across 53-acres of escalating terraces of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, medicinals, ‘secret gardens’, and unique ecosystems that are home to over 50 varieties of fruit trees and 80 different types of plants.
Philabundance, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region’s leading hunger-relief agency, provides food for 350 neighborhood pantries, soup kitchens, and other organizations in a nine-county area serving 90,000 people each week. But, like other major food banks across America that are rethinking the service they provide, the agency has decided to expand its role.
Made up of 43 public health experts from 14 countries, the Lancet Commission on Obesity emphasized that the problems of obesity, malnutrition and climate change are inextricably linked by factors such as overconsumption, unchecked marketing and government failures.
In Indiana, the second annual Food Pantry Network Summit was organized to help volunteers and workers improve their food pantries.
In Florida, several employees with the Manatee County School District are making sure every child gets fed, even when school is out for spring break.
Nationwide, the number of farmers markets increased from 2,000 in 1994 to more than 8,600 in 2019, which led to a major problem: There are too few farmers to populate the market stalls and too few customers filling their canvas bags with fresh produce at each market. Reports of farmers markets closing have affected communities from Norco, Calif., to Reno, Nev., to Allouez, Wis.
The City of Austin has been working hard to address food security in the [East Austin] area, aided by the leadership and advocacy of Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza and Edwin Marty, the city’s food policy manager.
Savannah, Georgia is just one of thousands across the country battling the rapid growth of food deserts as retailers close their doors, leaving residents without viable access to fresh foods and leaving community leaders searching for answers.
Dr. Sarah Taber writes that “Eating ugly food won’t save the world.”
World Hunger Education