Americas
Tackling food waste: Local organization opens community fridges in the GTA
A community fridge is a straightforward concept. Restaurants and households donate untouched food that would typically go to waste, and anybody in need of a meal can take what they want. ...
Barakah Box food bank helps Hamilton refugees access halal food
Islamic Relief Canada has partnered with Mishka Social Services to support its food bank in Hamilton, Ontario, known as Barakah Box. More than 400 families in Hamilton use this food bank on a monthly basis to access food that is both halal (i.e., procured with Islamic dietary restrictions in mind) a...
Drought in Central America straining food supply of more than 2 million people
A drought affecting several countries in Central America has caused significant losses in crops, affecting more than two million people, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)....
Agriculture Minister Says Plant Health Fundamental to Food Security
Jamaica's Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that plant health is a fundamental pillar to achieving the region’s food security and economic growth. He recently called on regional Plant Health Directors to identify new strategies aimed at safeguarding ...
Food insecurity rising in Argentina, sparking protest and food-emergency bill
Food insecurity isn’t anything new in Argentina. The country declared a food emergency in 2002, and it’s been continually extended since then. But people aren’t hungry because there’s not enough food. The problem is that the country poorly manages the food it has. On average, the nation lose...
One in two Indigenous children in danger of going to school hungry
One in two Indigenous children — roughly double the average of other Canadian kids — may be at risk of going to school with an empty stomach, according to the Breakfast Club of Canada, a national charity....
Food hub could make locally sourced food more accessible to Edmontonians
A new proposal for a food hub in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada could make it easier for farmers to get their product to market — and for shoppers to get access to local food. A city report, to be reviewed by the executive committee on Monday, says the food hub would be a "multi-purpose facility … th...
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....
Millions of children missing school in Venezuela’s hunger crisis
Three million of the country's eight million students have been missing classes - due to lack of food, transport to get to school or basic facilities such as electricity and safe water. "Hungry people aren't able to teach or learn," said Victor Venegas, president of the Barinas chapter of Venezuela'...
Jamaican official urges unity among Latin American and Caribbean states to address food security
Jamaica's Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, says food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can only be addressed by collaboration among countries while addressing the final press conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional...
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