FAQ: The 6 Things You Need to Know About Childhood Hunger
September 1, 2021
It’s hard to imagine the scale of childhood hunger. Our FAQ breaks down the issue into who, what, where, when and why.
WFP News
Topic: Agriculture & Farming
Once Indentured Servants, Former Kamlari Women Take Charge of Their Futures
August 9, 2021
After years of working in a centuries-old system of slavery, these women are building better lives for their families.
Teach a Woman to Grow Sweet Potatoes, Feed Her Children for a Lifetime
August 5, 2021
Dorica Samson’s 2-year-old son refused to feed on anything other than breast milk, and he eventually fell sick. Things look a lot different for them these days.
How Happy and Her Baby Got Healthy: a Little Food, a Garden and a $22 Loan
August 3, 2021
The closest job Happy’s husband could find was 600 miles away, leaving her to care for their two children while pregnant with their third. A local clinic and a micro loan changed their lives.
American Hunger Heroes: Norman Borlaug
July 1, 2021
American biologist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug is often called “The Father of the Green Revolution” for his groundbreaking discoveries in high-yield agriculture.
“La Casa de Oro”: Growing a House of Green Gold in Central America’s Dry Corridor
June 18, 2021
There’s little remarkable about a greenhouse growing chilies, cucumbers and tomatoes until you learn that it’s in the ‘Dry Corridor’—a vast stretch of Central America where drought is pushing more and more people into hunger.
Climate Change Is Bad. But It’s Perfect for One Thing: Hunger
June 5, 2021
80% of the world’s hungry people live in areas prone to natural disasters and extreme weather, which creates exactly the right conditions for hunger to take hold. Here are the top five ways extreme weather leads to hunger.
“May you have cows and children”: How Project Amata Fights Malnutrition in Burundi with Milk and Cheese
June 4, 2021
For National Cheese Day, we’re sharing the story of Isaac and Bernadette — two dairy farmers in Burundi whose story shows the importance of milk and cheese in curbing malnutrition.
Economic Empowerment of Rural Women Positively Impacts Social Norms
May 28, 2021
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are pre-conditions for the eradication of poverty and hunger and are essential to achieve all Sustainable Development Goals.
Birds, Bees and Bats: We Need an Environmental Intervention Today to Achieve Zero Hunger
May 19, 2021
We need biodiversity to sustain and expand the world’s food supply. To achieve zero hunger, our agricultural and food system interventions need to double as environmental interventions.
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