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Public health movement leader David Sanders dies at 74

by Scroll Staff Sroll.in September 2, 2019

Sanders, who worked mainly in Zimbabwe and South Africa, influenced the public health movement in India significantly....

“Beer”by Bryan Pocius is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Pub landlord gives away 100 free meals a day to children facing holiday hunger

by Basit Mahmood Metro August 18, 2019

A pub in Keynsham, Somerset, UK, has decided to give away 100 free meals a day to hungry children, in an attempt to help poor families during the summer holidays....

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Whelan, former WHES board member

Climate Change Threatens the World’s Food Supply, United Nations Warns

by Christopher Flavelle The New York Times August 8, 2019

The world’s land and water resources are being exploited at “unprecedented rates,” a new United Nations report warns, which combined with climate change is putting dire pressure on the ability of humanity to feed itself....

Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID
Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID. Source: Flickr

UC Davis and USAID Launch New Research Program to Study Rural Poverty Worldwide

by Alex Russell UC Davis August 1, 2019

The University of California, Davis, will lead a new global research program to build and test ways to overcome some of the biggest remaining challenges for lifting and keeping rural families out of poverty in developing countries. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilie...

THE ARGUMENT FOR PROTECTING WILD FOODS

by Sarah Sax Pacific Standard July 23, 2019

"Wild foods," or wild edible species, provide important nutrients for millions of people worldwide, but they were left out of a recent report on creating sustainable food systems....

CHEF JOSÉ ANDRÉS NAMED 2019 JULIA CHILD AWARD RECIPIENT

by The Julia Child Foundation The Julia Child Foundation July 23, 2019

The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts announced José Andrés as the recipient of the fifth annual Julia Child Award. Chef Andrés and his World Central Kitchen have been feeding people around the world and will receive the award and a $50,000 grant to further their humani...

Why is global hunger on the rise? UN economists explain a new answer

by Amy Lieberman Devex July 16, 2019

Two UN economists, authors of the SOFI report, discuss the new statistics on world hunger...

New UN State of Food Security report released

by United Nations United Nations July 15, 2019

The United Nations just released the 2019 State of Food Security report....

The climate crisis is inherently unfair. These 9 countries will get hit especially hard as the globe heats up.

by Morgan McFall-Johnsen Business Insider July 13, 2019

Nine countries are already experiencing severe effects from climate change, which can lead to food insecurity and hunger...

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Whelan, former WHES board member

Who are the world’s food insecure? Identifying the risk factors of food insecurity around the world

by Michael D. Smith and Birgit Meade Amber Waves June 26, 2019

USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) reports on FAO's new Food Insecurity Experience Scale, which is modeled on ERS's U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module.          ...

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