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U.S. Food Aid (Part 9): Critiques of Recent Development Food Aid (RFSAs)
July 24, 2026 Since 2019, U.S. Food for Peace spent between $1.8 and $2 billion in development programs called RFSAs, for Resilience Food Security Activities. RFSAs were more than simple food distribution; they combined food or cash transfers with nutrition educaiton, water supply, hygiene,...
Patrick Webb, Global Nutritionist Takes Lead at Cornell
July 11, 2026 Patrick Webb, the world's leading expert about nutrition science, food aid, famine and resilience this week began a new step in his lengthy career. Webb just joined Cornell University on July 1, 2026, as the inaugural Executive Director of the new ...
Book Review: Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell
July 6, 2026 By Jim Phillips Published in 2017, ...
Remembering Pat Kutzner, Founder of Hunger Notes
July 5, 2026 This publication, Hunger Notes, is produced by World Hunger Education Service (an independent, volunteer, non-profit) and both were created a half century ago by the force of will of Patricia (Pat) Kutzner (1930-2015) to fill a gap in public edu...
The Politics of Hunger in America
June 28, 2026 by Nadira Kabir. What the 2026 Primaries Could Mean for America's Food Safety Net As the United States moves deeper into the 2026 primary season, voters are beginning to choose the candidates who will compete in congressional, guber...
Most of Yemen is Now Hungry
June 17, 2026 Yesterday, the UN was advised that the extent of food insecurity in Yemen had ratcheted up further: "The hunger crisis in Yemen is worsening sharply, with the share of people unable to meet basic food needs rising from about half to nearly 60 percent within a month," UN ...
Strengthening Nutrition Action in “Field Exchange”
June 16, 2026 The latest (April 2026) edition of the "Field Exchange" journal, by the Irish Emergency Nutrition Network, about combatting malnutrition in e...
Kenya’s Arid Lands Face Persistent Hunger Crisis Amid Mixed Projections for Late 2026
June 14, 2026 Kenya continues to face severe hunger and malnutrition in its arid and semi‑arid lands (ASAL), where drought, high food prices, and weakened pastoralist livelihoods have pushed millions into crisis. According to the U.S. Famine Early Warning System (FEWS NET), 2.5–2....
May 28 = World Hunger Day
May 28, 2026 May 28 was World Hunger day, inspiring many to take action to reduce malnutrition. The overarching theme for this year's global campaign is ...
New Food for Peace (FFP) Food Aid 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...
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