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Nearly four in five teachers say ‘holiday hunger’ is failing to improve
In the UK, children are returning to school 'looking visibly less well nourished' according to teachers. Of 657 secondary school teachers surveyed, nearly half confirmed children in their school had experienced holiday hunger....
How Luxury Hotels And Restaurants In Developing Countries Fight Food Waste
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that nearly a quarter of food purchases in hotels and restaurants are simply thrown away. While food waste is a hot topic in the U.S., it's a particular challenge in low-income nations where food is sometimes a scarce resource to begin with. Some ...
Hunger Fighters Interview- Andrew Green and Amruta Byatnal, Malnutrition Deeply
by Hunger Notes Hunger Fighters Interview: Andrew Green and Amruta Byatnal This is part of a series we are doing about real people who are working to fight hunger and poverty in various ways around the world. This episode focuses on the creators of Malnutrition Deeply, a website t...
Hunger Fighters Interview: The Borgen Project
Hunger Fighters Interview: The Borgen Project This is part of a series we are doing about real people who are working to fight hunger and poverty around the world. This episode focuses on the staff of The Borgen Project, an advocacy group that works to increase awareness and actio...
Hunger surges amid deadly conflicts, poor weather conditions in many countries – UN agriculture agency
Despite ample food supplies, persistent conflicts and adverse climate shocks are taking a toll on global food security, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the United Nation’s agriculture agency....
The miller’s tale: poverty, obesity and the 45p loaf
The UK’s public health epidemic is forcing a rethink on how low-income families can enjoy a better diet. At age five, UK children in poor households are twice as likely to be obese as those in richer ones. By age 11, they are three times as likely to be obese,...
Food Waste Enough to Feed World’s Hungry Four Times Over
Inter Press Service (IPS) News Agency interviewed Alessandro Demaio, Chief Executive Officer of the Norway-based EAT, an international NGO engaged in the fight against hunger. Demaio said “At EAT, our mission is a simple but ambitious one: to transform the global food system and enable us to feed ...
Harnessing Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Diets
Poor diets are posing a greater global health risk than air pollution, alcohol, drug and tobacco use combined. Sir John Beddington, co-chair of Global Panel, unpacks its latest policy brief to explore opportunities for public-private partnerships....
Global Food Security: A Primer
In his monthly column, Security State of Mind, Middle Eastern History scholar Eric Schewe interrogates what’s new, interesting, and strange in the world of security studies. This month, his focus is "food security."...
Researcher exposes the reality of food insecurity in New Zealand
In New Zealand, Massey University's Dr. Rebekah Graham found that a growing number of people experience food insecurity. "Subsequently, inequality and poverty in Aotearoa/New Zealand has grown at an extraordinary rate. The divide between the wealthy and everyone else has grown faster than in any oth...
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