food banks, food insecurity, food waste, gleaning
In this age of abundance, there is still a huge percentage of people who do not get three proper meals throughout the day. Wastage of cooked and raw food has become a source of worry for many. To counter this misuse, gleaning is making a comeback. The history of gleaning Gleaning, by definition, means the ...
In recent months, there has been speculation that China is heading toward a food crisis and will soon be facing a food shortage. As if confirming these suspicions, Chinese authorities have reportedly begun instructing farmers to switch to cultivating staple crops like grains. Growing grains to offset the food shortage In April, the local government ...
COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security — availability, access, utilization, and stability — according to a new article from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published in the journal Science. Agricultural and food markets are facing continuous disruptions due to labor ...
Africa has until now not been as affected as other places by the CCP virus. But, as of May 13, every African country has recorded an infection. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa. As of June 10, there were over 140,000 ...