Latest Food security Stories

ConAgra Foods Foundation's Hunger-Free Summer Program Gives Children and Families Options to Access Food to Fuel Lives OMAHA, Neb., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the school year draws to a close, for millions of American children the last bell of the year may cause more stress than summer celebration. For them, the end of school does not mean a few months of fun and relaxation. It means they may be at risk of hunger. That's because only 2.3 million children participate in the...

ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders from industry, academia, NGOs and government representing more than 40 countries will gather June 18-20 in Atlanta, Ga., for the 23(rd) Annual International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Forum and Symposium. The overarching theme of the event "The Road to 2050: The Talent Factor" will focus on how to develop and sustain talent across the diverse value chain of global food production - from smallholder farmers...

Unexpected Level of Growth Most Pronounced in Baby Boomers CHICAGO, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report, entitled Spotlight on Senior Hunger, examining the growth of senior hunger in the United States finds that the number of food insecure seniors above the age of 60 has more than doubled to 4.8 million from 2001 to 2011. The report also reveals that the rate of senior hunger has increased over the past decade due largely to the Great Recession. The findings show...

Partnership between National Dairy Council, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Feeding America improves domestic hunger with $100,000 grant program ROSEMONT, Ill., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Food security - specifically, domestic hunger - is a major issue affecting one in six Americans today, including more than one in five children. National Dairy Council, Feeding America and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formed the Future of Food Partnership in June 2012 to help...

DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler urged leaders from across government, business and non-profit organizations to invest in today’s youth to solve the greatest challenge of tomorrow’s generation – feeding 9 billion people. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Today, DuPont Pioneer President Paul Schickler urged leaders from across government, business and non-profit organizations to invest in today’s youth to solve the greatest challenge of tomorrow’s generation – feeding 9...

Food Banks Across the Nation Are Ready For Spring and Summer Storm Season CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, and its member, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, based in Oklahoma City, are working together to provide truckloads of emergency food, water and supplies to the thousands of people impacted by the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday. "Our hearts go out to the people of...

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Plantagon International AB - the Swedish vertical agriculture innovation company headed by Hans Hassle speaks at the technical forum jointly organized by The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on "Innovations for Agriculture and Food Security" that will be held on 20 May 2013 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This event presents a great opportunity for the Arab...

Conference Examines the Role of Partnerships in Effective Food Protection. Durham, N.C. (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Gerald Wojtala, executive director of the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI), will speak at North Carolina Food Safety and Defense Task Force’s Annual Conference titled ‘Safe Food is Good Business: The Need for Partnerships – from Farm to Fork – in Effective Food Protection’. The two-day conference, scheduled for May 22-23 at the Sheraton Imperial...

‘One World One Song’: The Hunger Project announces the global launch of a new one-of-a-kind single performed by five-time Grammy award winner, Dionne Warwick together with X-Factor winning pop icon, Joe McElderry in time for World Hunger Day 2013 on May 28th. ‘Let’s get ‘One World One Song’ as number one on the SL8 in time for G8…’ London/New York (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 Music Royalty doesn’t get much greater than the legend that is Dionne Warwick, the third most charted...

Company collaborates with government of Ethiopia and USAID to provide maize farmers with hybrid seed, improved seed distribution system and post-harvest storage. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Today, DuPont launched collaborative initiatives in Ethiopia that will boost maize productivity among smallholder farmers and help increase food production for local communities. The investment will total more than US $4 million over the next three years. “DuPont is committed to...