Agriculture

USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies

Thu, 2022-11-17 17:44 — mike kraft

USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic. AP NEWS

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The update also adds more whole grains, canned fish and non-dairy options to their shopping carts. The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department’s program known as WIC, officials said.

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U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" in world food situation

Wed, 2022-07-06 17:55 — mike kraft

World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies. Maytaal Angel Reuters

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Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns

Thu, 2022-05-19 10:54 — mike kraft

Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that developing countries face disaster due to rising prices. BBC News

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices.

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India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply.

Wed, 2022-05-04 18:11 — mike kraft

Wheat Can’t Catch a Break Right Now India’s giant heat wave is having ripple effects for the world’s food supply. Robinson Meyer The Atlantic

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Ukranian war impact: Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions.

Fri, 2022-03-25 18:39 — mike kraft

Russia’s Invasion Unleashes ‘Perfect Storm’ in Global Agriculture Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions. Christina Lu Foreign Policy

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Fast spreading bird flu puts Europe and Asia on alert

Tue, 2021-11-16 11:55 — mike kraft

Fast spreading bird flu puts Europe and Asia on alert Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countries Staff and agencies the Guardian

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World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 - U.N. agencies report

Mon, 2021-07-12 10:13 — mike kraft

World hunger, malnutrition soared last year mostly due to COVID-19 - U.N. agencies World hunger and malnutrition levels worsened dramatically last year, with most of the increase likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a multi-agency United Nations (U.N.) report published on Monday. Maytaal Angel Reuters

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California’s Salinas Valley went from covid hot spot to a model for vaccination and safety

Sat, 2021-06-05 16:32 — mike kraft

How California’s Salinas Valley went from covid hot spot to a model for vaccination and safety

Last summer, coronavirus raged among Salinas Valley farmworkers, who were three times more likely to be infected by the coronavirus than other workers last summer, according to the Monterey County dashboard tracker.

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