Al Jazeera’s podcast The Take talks to people who are trying to fight hunger during the coronavirus pandemic
Author: Sarah Polaski
City Compost Programs Boost Food Security and Social Justice
Municipal composting programs help reduce food waste, boost soil health, and support food security.
SF soda tax funds find new purpose: fighting hunger during COVID-19 pandemic
To provide emergency relief to people struggling to afford food during the pandemic, San Francisco is using $1.65 million from its soda tax to bolster local programs feeding vulnerable communities in the city.
US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high
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.
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
