Food Tank interviews author and food security expert Andrew Fisher who argues that it’s time to take a deeper look at what the anti-hunger movement is really achieving in the U.S.
Author: Sarah Polaski
With Vertical Farms, Food Banks are Growing their Own Produce to Fight Hunger
Vertical farms allow food banks to grow their own produce with high-tech systems in an effort to fight food insecurity year-round.
How a California organization uses discarded food to help solve hunger
This year, nearly 11.5 million pounds of excess food in Orange County, California, normally headed toward the garbage bin, went instead to help those struggling with food insecurity, thanks to a model developed by the Waste Not OC Coalition and refined by its executive director, Mike Learakos.
‘Super beans’ raise hopes in parts of hunger-prone Africa
The Ugandan government is promoting a new high-yield bean in hunger-prone areas
Across The World, If You Eat For Your Health, You’ll Help The Planet
Paul Behrens, a researcher at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, published an analysis of 37 countries’ dietary recommendations and compared how they might affect the environment.
Africa: Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs As the Next Generation of Hunger Fighters
World Food Prize winner Dr. Akinwumi Adesina to establish Global Youth Institute for Africa to support a new generation of agricultural scientists and innovators
Study found cash is best when tackling hunger caused by drought
Cash handouts are the best way to support smallholder farmers struggling due to drought, but for farmers experiencing wetter weather, agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides help most, a new study has found.
Gleaning: Where surplus and hunger meet
Volunteers at the Columbia Gorge Gleaning Project connect those experiencing hunger to local, farm-fresh produce.
‘Closed loop’ urban farm in Singapore tackles food waste with insects
Citizen Farm in Queenstown has been using the black soldier fly to help grow its vegetables, as food for its fish and to help tackle food waste – the first in Singapore to incorporate these insects as part of farming practice.
Surviving ‘food apartheid’ in Mississippi’s capital
In a neighborhood where a third of households earn less than US$15,000 a year and 15% are unemployed, finding something to eat takes creativity.
