"This crisis demands a response that is commensurate with its scope and seriousness."According to Feeding America, nearly a quarter of Mississippi residents — more than 700,000 people — could struggle to get food this year, a sharp jump from previous years. Other states expected to see a ...
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Drought Creates Food Crisis in Central AmericaGonzalez, David
The article examines the food sovereignty paradigm as a response to the food crisis in Latin America in 2007-2008. It discusses the food riots in Haiti caused by food shortages. It outlines the factors which contributed to the food crisis of 2007-2008. It describes the features of the food...
2009. Food sovereignty in Latin America: confronting the new crisis. NACLA Report on the Americas. May-June, 16-21.ROSSET, Peter. Food Sovereignty in Latin America: Confronting the `New' Crisis. NACLA Report On The Americas. Nova York, maio-jun. 2009. Disponivel em: < http://www.a...
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) and a group of humanitarian organisations have recently published reports warning of the rise in food insecurity in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavi...
In the midst of this unprecedented food crisis which is just beginning to bare its teeth, some remedies are suggested. The calories diverted(引申为分流) by biofuel production and other commitments(引申为用途) could soon be equivalent to the yearly needs(年度需求) of 1.9bn people. Some suggested...
While governments around the world worry aboutthe looming food crisis, a crisis many experts believe is a planet changing problem that may undermine civilization itself, market speculators exasperate the problem further driving food prices even higher. While America fights for oil in the Middle East,...
Compounded by geopolitical challenges and climatic events, 3.1 billion people around the world today cannot afford a healthy diet. The food security crisis will only worsen if crucial issues aren’t addressed.
Feeding America COO Katie Fitzgerald reflects on how food banks have responded to challenges of COVID-19, and lessons learned in the process. Interview Food security and the coronavirus crisis: A view from Feeding America’s COO April 17, 2020- ...