Food Systems
U.S. Food Aid (Part 1): Reflections about Food Aid by Long-Term Practitioner
July 7, 2026 by Mara Russell This is the first in a series of articles by Hunger Notes about the U.S. Food for Peace (FFP) Program. "Food for Peace Title II Non-Emergency Programs: What are they and Why are they needed?" ...
Water Insecurity and Malnutrition: An Overlooked Connection
June 24, 2026 by Kirsten Roe Often, when people think of hunger or food insecurity, they may think about food availability (e.g., sufficient food), access (e.g., able to afford food or access it in the market), and nutriti...
New Food for Peace Programming by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
May 24, 2026 BACKGROUND: The primary way that the United States government, working with nonprofits, has fought hunger and malnutrition around the world has been through the U.S. Food for Peace program (originally Public...
AI & Food Security Forum, at CSIS
May 5, 2026 The think tank, CSIS, held a forum on April 30, 2026 about "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Food Security," bringing together policymakers, agronomists, geospatial data scientists, representatives of multilateral ...
Classic Publication from 1995: Bittersweet Harvests, by Ann Thrupp
A classic publication about food insecurity that is still worth a read today to understand how aid has developed in Latin America is "Bittersweet Harvests for Global Supermarkets: Challenges in Latin America's Agricultural Ex...
World Expo in Osaka Japan Targets Zero Hunger
An exhibit focusing on world hunger has been on display for the past two weeks, ending today, June 15, 2025, at the World Expo in Japan. World Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai is currently taking place in Japan under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”. The exhibition ...
Famine Early Warning System Restarted
Correction & Update: Hunger Notes reported on March 19 about the cancellation of the important, 40-year-old Famine Early Warning System program, created and funded by USAID. While true at the time...
Book Review: Hot, Hungry Planet
Lisa Palmer's book, Hot, Hungry Planet, The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change, presents seven case studies of individuals working in different continents in the race against hunger, noting that "with a growing population, the demand for rice and other cereals ...
America Farm Workers Face Food Insecurity
Investigative article in Grist covers challenges facing farm workers in the US including high food prices and low compensation. https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/farmworker-hunger-crisis-climate-inflation-grocery-costs/ "The people who feed America are going hungry: Clim...
Feeding America’s Claire Babineaux-Fonteno Cited by Time Magazine
The newly released Time Magazine review (Feb. 20, 2025) of "Women of the Year" features Claire Babineaux-Fonteno for her nation-wide advocacy to end hunger. (https://time.com/7216387/feeding-am...





