Covid-19Catholic schoolsUnited KingdomFood insecurityDigital divideCovid-19 and the subsequent worldwide lockdowns have had a major impact on families and school education. The lockdowns have highlighted and exacerbated the disadvantages experienced by those children who suffer from child poverty. ...
An estimated 40 million Americans face food insecurity despite government interventions, private sector support, and personal contributions to the charitable food system. When the national food insecurity challenge became a crisis as a result of the global pandemic, McKinsey rushed pro bono resources to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the challenges faced by Feeding America food banks. The staggering increase in food insecurity across the United States is being met by thousands of Feeding America’s food banks. While the pandemic remains a threat to safety and health, hunger is creeping i...
This paper investigates the drivers of urban food and energy insecurity in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi has one of the largest populations living in informal urban settlements in SSA; over two million people live in approximately 175 ...
The questions on consumer behaviour and behavioural intentions towards food consumption at home and when eating out before and after Covid-19 lockdown were grounded on [47,49,50]. The interview schedule was piloted with three volunteers to achieve face and content validity. A copy of the ...
Food insecurity, defined as the lack of physical or economic access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, remains one of the main challenges included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Near real-time data on the food insecurity situation collected by international organizations such ...
covid-19; food insecurity; low-income adults; disparities; survey1. Introduction Food insecurity, a condition defined by limited or uncertain access to sufficient, nutritious food for an active, healthy life, disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color [1]. Food is a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security across the world. As governments respond in different ways both with regards to containing the pandemic and addressing food insecurity, in parallel detailed datasets are being collected and analysed. To da
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is on the rise again. The upheaval set in motion by the COVID-19 pandemic may push even more families and communities into deeper distress.
low-educated and low-income strata, caution must be applied, as the pandemic’s influence on the food choice motive price could not have been detected, which is contrary to a previous study that found about 10% of the Belgians often or sometimes feared food insecurity during confinement [39...