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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Soaring prices for grains and other food commodities are starting to slow down global economic growth, fueling fresh calls for aid to poor countries and warnings about the impact that new trade restrictions could have on the crisis.
The war in Ukraine will increase food insecurity around the world, especially in countries heavily dependent on wheat imports from that country and Russia, and exacerbate already existing supply chain pressures, panelists on a global trade webinar said.
More children experienced food insecurity in 2020 than in 2019, the Agriculture Department said in its annual report on household food security in the U.S. But nationwide, the overall rate remained steady despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass., and Barbara Petee with Root Cause Coalition, discuss the need for a White House hunger conference and legislative action to combat food insecurity.
A new study from the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service shows many recipients of federal nutrition benefits still encounter issues in their efforts to eat a healthy diet.
As the economic impacts of COVID-19 spread, communities around the world are facing yet another invisible and immediate challenge: hunger. The pandemic is set to push an estimated 265 million people worldwide to the brink of starvation by the end of the year. Denise Cheung and Dilip Wagle take a look at how these global challenges are affecting a local community in the United States.
