Americas

BOOK REVIEW: The Enduring Struggle: The History of the U.S. Agency for International Development and America’s Uneasy Transformation of the World
BOOK REVIEW: The Enduring Struggle: The History of the U.S. Agency for International Development and America’s Uneasy Transformation of the World, by John Norris. 2021. Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publisher. America's primary international assista...

U.S. Anti-Hunger Efforts Reflected by Congressional Hunger Center
On February 22, the Congressional Hunger Center hosted a gathering of 50 staff and Hunger Fellows to look at their achievements over the decades in addressing hunger in the United States. A key topic was success in promoting local legislation to provide free meals in schools, and to build the mo...
Budding farmers eager to help with Jamaica’s food security
What started as an escape from the COVID-19 pandemic has blossomed into the rollout of a school-based farming club. The new Budding Farmers Grow Club is an agriculture-based extracurricular activity aimed at engaging children in discovering the ins and outs of planting, growing and caring for agr...
World Hunger Day: One in Five Canadian Children are Food Insecure, New Campaign Launches to Spark Conversations at Home and at School
With World Hunger Day around the corner on May 28th, the two organizations are proud to launch Food For Thought, a new campaign which aims to raise awareness of food insecurity in Canada....
Central Americans fleeing due to hunger, food insecurity: Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris says US plans to provide aid for agriculture, disaster relief in bid to stem migration....

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....