In his monthly column, Security State of Mind, Middle Eastern History scholar Eric Schewe interrogates what’s new, interesting, and strange in the world of security studies. This month, his focus is “food security.”
Author: Sarah Polaski
Agri economist concerned over food security problems
Trinidad & Tobago agricultural economist, Omardath Maharaj, issued a release in which he urged public and private sector stakeholders to organise basic agricultural commodity production, marketing, and processing in order to revive the country’s agricultural sector.
Mothers Fight for Children’s Lives, Hunger in Yemen
The United Nations says 2.9 million women and children in Yemen are acutely malnourished. Nearly one third of Yemen’s population, or 8.4 million people, are fed with food aid or else they would go hungry. That number has grown by 25 percent over the past year. Aid agencies say that parts of Yemen could soon start to see widespread death from famine. More and more people need aid that is already failing to reach people.
Vermont Foodbank buys local to fight hunger
With 7,300 farms operating on 1.2 million acres of Vermont farmland, one might think the harvest would keep hunger at bay in Vermont.
But one in eight people struggle with hunger in Vermont, and one in six children still go to bed hungry, according to Feeding America’s website.
‘I can go days without eating’: Hunger rises in South Sudan
Five years into South Sudan’s civil war more than 7 million people are facing severe hunger without food aid, according to the latest analysis by the U.N. and the government. Aid workers warn that a recent surge in fighting could once again plunge thousands of people into famine.
Mississippi still the hungriest state
For the eighth straight year, Mississippi has been identified as the most food insecure state in the country, according to a report released this week by Feeding America. More than 600,000 Mississippians, or approximately 20 percent of the state’s residents, had limited or uncertain access to healthy meals in 2016, the last year for which data was available.
Majority of Minnesota State University students are food insecure
Nearly two-thirds of Minnesota State University undergrads have experienced food insecurity, a recent survey conducted by sociology students has found. Sixty-four percent of the MSU survey respondents said they could not afford or for other reasons did not always have adequate food to eat during the prior month. Prior studies at other schools have found food insecurity rates between 14 and 59 percent.
Researcher exposes the reality of food insecurity in New Zealand
In New Zealand, Massey University’s Dr. Rebekah Graham found that a growing number of people experience food insecurity. “Subsequently, inequality and poverty in Aotearoa/New Zealand has grown at an extraordinary rate. The divide between the wealthy and everyone else has grown faster than in any other OECD country, despite sustained economic growth.”
Report: No Kentucky County Untouched by Hunger
According to the “Map the Meal Gap 2018” report, not only does food insecurity exist in every Kentucky county, 30 percent of residents who don’t have enough food likely don’t qualify for federal nutrition assistance.
Study offers insight on Indiana hunger issues
Food Finders Food Bank of Indiana recently announced the release of Map the Meal Gap 2018, the latest report by Feeding America on food insecurity and the cost of food at both the county and congressional district level. Map the Meal Gap 2018 reveals that food insecurity exists in every county in Food Finders Food Bank’s service area in North Central Indiana.
