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Food security
How economic uncertainty is affecting the food upcycling business
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Jarrett Dang
and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 24, 2022
Matriark makes products like broth from food remnants. Its founder says a recession can make people think more carefully about resources.
Food pantries struggle to provide during COVID-19
Mar 31, 2020
As many Americans stock up on weeks of provisions, food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens are figuring out how to get hungry Americans the food they need.
Food labeling and liability laws don’t make it easy to feed the hungry
Mar 10, 2017
America wastes an estimated 63 million tons of food each year, while 1 in 6 Americans are without enough affordable, nutritious food. We’re all responsible, whether it’s leftovers at a restaurant or that bruised peach that gets thrown. But one more guilty party? The law. A report out of Harvard Law and the Natural Resources Defense […]
One solution for food security: putting seeds in a vault
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 30, 2016
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault tries to keep a supply of crop seeds safe in case of food shortages.
Americans face food insecurity despite economic growth
by
Nova Safo
Sep 4, 2014
Food insecurity is down only slightly.
U.N. hopes to limit foreign farmland investment
by
Adriene Hill
Mar 26, 2012
The U.N. wants limits on the amount of farmland foreign investors can buy up around the world. The organization will vote on new voluntary guidelines in mid-May.