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US Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Jim Justice (R-WV) have introduced the Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338), a bipartisan proposal aiming to strengthen the nation's food supply chain network, bolster economic opportunities for local farmers and food producers, and increase access to fresh, local nutritious food
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U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Jim Justice (R-WV) have introduced the Strengthening Local Food Security Act (S. 2338), a bipartisan bill aimed at bolstering the nation's food supply chain network, supporting local farmers and food producers, and increasing access to fresh, local nutritious food in underserved
Food supply
The bipartisan Strengthening Local Food Security Act, introduced by Senators Jim Justice (R-WV) and Jack Reed (D-RI), aims to boost economic opportunities for farmers, fishermen, and producers while supporting food security by increasing access to locally grown, nutritious food at food banks and in schools. The bill would create a
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has been struggling to provide life-saving assistance in South Sudan, where 7.7 million people face severe hunger. Despite reaching over two million people with aid so far this year, a severe funding shortfall threatens ongoing support, placing millions at risk of losing aid. WFP
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Brazil is expected to be recognized for its progress in food security at an event in Ethiopia, indicating that the country is on track to leave the Hunger Map by 2030. According to Minister Wellington Dias, Secretary of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, the country has
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The Government of Pakistan has expressed grave concern over reports that several sugar mills are not complying with the fixed ex-mill rate of Rs. 165 per kilogram, contributing to artificial inflation in the sugar market. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, chaired a high-level
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A severe funding slowdown threatens ongoing humanitarian support in South Sudan, putting millions of people at risk of losing access to life-saving food assistance. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached over two million people with assistance so far this year, but a funding shortfall threatens to halt
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The World Food Programme's (WFP) convoy, carrying critical food aid for Gaza's starving population, was met with Israeli snipers and tanks, resulting in the loss of civilian lives and life-threatening injuries. The attack, despite assurances from Israeli authorities, highlights the increasing dangers faced by humanitarian operations
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Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) will formalize a request to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to release 50 metric tons of frozen mackerel. The fish, valued between PHP13 million and PHP20 million, was held at the Port of Manila after
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The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) have developed a new protocol to standardize and modernize temperature monitoring across the frozen food supply chain. This protocol provides a unified, data-driven approach to tracking temperature fluctuations from production to distribution, aimed at improving operational efficiency,
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A recent study conducted by researchers at Chongqing Normal University has found that the policy of major grain-producing areas in China has been effective in promoting the synergistic reduction of agricultural pollution and carbon emission. The study, which used panel data from 31 Chinese provinces from 1997 to 2022, employed
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A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, carrying vital food assistance, crossed the Zikim border point into Gaza on July 20, only to encounter large crowds of civilians waiting to access desperately needed food supplies. Israeli tanks, snipers, and gunfire suddenly opened fire on the crowd, resulting in the loss of
