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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
While there are provisions to expand SNAP eligibility in the House Agriculture Committee's draft farm bill, anti-hunger say the legislation could lead to limits on food choices and put a focus on improving nutrition over addressing hunger.
The Defense Department and some members of Congress are looking at ways to reduce the skyrocketing rates of food insecurity among active-duty military members.
A new study showing that one in four active-duty members of the military are food insecure is “an eye-opening reminder of the challenges” faced by military families, according to a statement from the Agriculture Department.
Some 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2022, a jump from 10.2% the year before and the largest annual increase in USDA's hunger measure since 2008.
Some college students no longer qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after pandemic exemptions expired in July, and many Democrats in Congress are pushing to use the next farm bill to address the issue.
As part of his "My cause, my cleats" initiative, a professional football star will support the Project Food Box mission to promote access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables to vulnerable communities.
A gauge of global food commodity prices fell again in June, led by declines in the cost of grains and vegetable oils, and is now more than 23% off the March 2022 peak that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés is partnering with George Washington University to find solutions to food issues through the new Global Food Institute.
In this opinion piece, Hope C. Michelson, Ph.D., with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs discusses how the global food system is failing more individuals than ever before.
In this opinion piece, Stewart Leeth of Smithfield Foods, Inc. discusses the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and Smithfield’s commitments in these areas.