The Mississippi Food Network and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation are partners with the VA medical Center pantry. Marilyn Blacklege, with the food network says, many veterans in the state are food insecure. The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 10 am to 2pm at the VA Medical Center in Jackson. All veterans are welcome.
Author: Sarah Polaski
The Hungry Caravan
Violence isn’t the only reason migrants are fleeing Central America. A four-year drought has destroyed harvests and lives—and has pushed the hungry northward. Over the last two years, farmers there have lost as much as 70 to 80 percent of their harvests of staple crops, primarily corn and beans.
Food security project in Northern Ghana yields results
Almost 10,000 small and medium holder farmers have increased their maize yield from an average of 1.8 metric tonnes per hectare to 4.5 metric tonnes under the Sustainable Maize Programme in the three regions of the North.
Weekends without Hunger expands distribution
In Norwalk, Ohio, community members ensure that children who receive free or reduced-priced school breakfast and lunch have food to take home on the weekends through a unique program.
Young and Hungry: How hunger is impacting kids in the Tennessee Valley
In the Huntsville, Alabama area nearly one in four kids don’t know where their next meal is coming from. That hinders their ability to grow, play, and learn. Downtown Rescue Mission and Huntsville City Schools play a key role in feeding children in need.
After almost 30 years, Forgotten Harvest continues fight against hunger, food waste
For almost 30 years, Forgotten Harvest has fought diligently against two significant problems: hunger and waste.
“We’re dedicated to relieving hunger in metro Detroit and preventing food waste,” said Chris Ivey, director of marketing and communications for Forgotten Harvest.
The nonprofit food rescue organization got its start in 1990, setting down roots in the greater metro Detroit area and working within those communities to rescue food surpluses from grocery stores, markets, restaurants, caterers and more.
UNICEF Official Calls Yemen A Living Hell For Children
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is worsening, with millions of children at risk of starvation and fighting intensifying despite international pressure for a cease-fire in the country’s civil war, according to a senior United Nations official who last week visited the rebel-held port of Hodeidah
Million fruit trees planted in Oman in bid to boost food security
Oman’s government has planted more than one million fruit trees as it seeks to ensure its food-security in the future, and at the same time wean itself from foodstuffs exported from overseas.
Act now or a billion young Africans will be undone by 2050 – Mandela widow
Graça Machel warns ‘toxic combination’ of poor nutrition and lack of education pose major threat to future peace and prosperity
New Pest in India Could Threaten National and Asian Food Security
Fall Army Worm has been spotted in India for the first time, threatening crops and food security throughout Asia.
