Americas

What About CORONA Virus and Food Safety?
An interesting assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Virus and food safety....
Census shows more Americans are going hungry during Coronavirus Pandemic
Census Data shows that more Americans are going hungry as a result of the Corona virus pandemic, expiring benefits, and rising economic instability....
Argentina’s poorest barrios caught between coronavirus and hunger
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes in crude terms Argentina's deep socioeconomic fault lines....
IICA establishes Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has established a Food Security Council for the Americas. The Council will monitor the impact of coronavirus on food security in the region....

Trump Froze Aid To Guatemala. Now Programs Are Shutting Down
Programs supporting agricultural development and providing extra cash for food are closing....

The Caribbean’s First E-Agriculture Platform Is To Be Launched This Year
In St. Lucia, Green Gold is an e-commerce platform developed by local non-profit organization Helen's Daughters on which hoteliers can place orders for local produce without having to source directly from individual buyers, thus automating a process that has to-date been entirely manual. The online ...
Food waste in Canada is staggering. But is it our fault?
The Big Story podcast interviews Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest, about food waste in Canada. We waste enough food every year in Canada to feed a second country. The scope of the problem has finally been measured and it's immense. But food waste is not what you probably think it is....
Community gardens help tackle food insecurity
As part of its mandate to address food insecurity, Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins [Ontario, Canada] organizes two community gardens every year – one in Timmins and one in South Porcupine. “Anti-Hunger Coaltion is always looking for opportunities to collaborate and to spread awareness of food s...
Agro-Forestry Project Brings Blue-Green Therapy To Barbados
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-acr...
Fighting food waste in Argentina by delivering it to those in need
Reducing food waste is also important to achieving food security. Food loss is a big problem for Argentina. Forty percent of the food produced in the country is thrown away....
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