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  • One of the Most Effective Programs to Reduce Child Hunger Is Caught in DOGE Limbo

    April 15, 2025 |

    Texas Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Log Cabin, Texas

    The USDA’s Meals-to-You program helped school districts deliver food boxes straight to low-income households during the summer months, a game changer for families who face transportation barriers trying to get to conventional summer meal programs held on school grounds. During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program delivered roughly 40 million meals to students in 42 states, but administrative shakeups have left the program’s future in jeopardy in places like Texas.

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  • How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations

    April 07, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Yemen

    In Yemen, incorporating the age-old practice of seasonal beehive migration, known as Tazeeb, increased the number of hives in the country by over 100,000 between 2017 and 2020.

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  • 'Dignified Food' Eases Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

    March 25, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Double Trellis Food Initiative aims to improve the quality of meals food-insecure residents receive from a vast network of food banks, soup kitchens, organizations, and agencies. In 2024, the initiative distributed more than 55,000 meals and began a workforce development program for juvenile offenders.

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  • This San Francisco Food Pantry Is a Labor of Love

    March 24, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Four years after Priscilla Lee started using the Buy Nothing platform to organize food pickups from her home garage, she has grown a community food pantry, run by volunteers, that serves between 40 and 50 families per week.

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  • En Gironde, 400 citoyens expérimentent la Sécurité sociale de l'alimentation

    March 14, 2025 |

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    Response Location: France, Gironde

    Les participants à la caisse commune alimentaire de Gironde paient une cotisation mensuelle et reçoivent un crédit de 150 euros qui peut être dépensé chez les producteurs locaux et les épiceries bio partenaires. Le montant des frais dépend du revenu du ménage, et 30 % de foyers participants sont précaires.

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  • Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

    January 06, 2025 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    Bayero University Center for Dryland Agriculture’s Tissue Culture Lab empowers local farmers with advanced research and technology to adapt to climate change and increase food security and nutrition. So far, 22 communities have benefited from the Lab’s expertise, leading to increased food production and fewer health problems caused by inadequate diets.

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  • Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here's How

    December 19, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Farmers markets, supported by federal, state, and private food assistance programs, are helping to bridge gaps left by disparate food access by offering a direct distribution model.

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  • Fighting food insecurity with cooking classes

    December 06, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Winder, Georgia

    Wimberly’s Roots, a community garden and kitchen located in one of Georgia's food deserts, has increased access to healthy food through their monthly cooking lessons and partnership with the Boys and Girls Club.

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  • Nimble Electric Trucks Are Supercharging African Trade

    December 05, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    In Rwanda, a fleet of simple, efficient trucks is helping farmers get their harvest to market before the goods spoil. For one farmer renting space in one of the trucks, the improved market access enabled them to go from selling 400 to 4,000 kilograms of produce a week.

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  • A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland

    December 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Alternative farm finance organizations offer flexible, personalized financing plans for small, regenerative farms in the United States that might not otherwise have access to financing.

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