food aid
Trump Is Essentially Slapping His Name on Food Aid Boxes Now
The Agriculture department now requires that the food aid boxes it's distributing to contain a letter from Trump, taking credit for the program.
UN World Food Programme Head Says Trump Budget Will Result in 'Starving Babies'
“No one in America believes that ‘America First’ means that other people must die.”
A Tech Company Hopes These Edible Drones Will Help End World Hunger
Some organizations are speaking out against the drones, with the chief executive of Save the Children calling them a "crackpot idea."
Why Did This French Mayor Just Ban Giving Food to Refugees?
Natacha Bouchart, the mayor of Calais, sees the distribution of food as the first step toward a potential terrorist threat to her city.
An Entire 21-Ton Airdrop of Food for a Besieged Syrian Town Has Been Lost
The pallets contained lentils, vegetable oil, rice, and salt, and could have fed 2,500 people for a month (there are currently 200,000 people living in Deir al-Zour).
Syrian Refugee Camps Now Use Eye Scanners to Pass Out Food
It may sound like something out of Mission: Impossible, but iris scanning technology is now helping humanitarian programs feed hungry refugees.
The Starving Syrian Town of Madaya Is Finally Getting Food Aid
Madaya, 25 kilometers northwest of Damascus and 11 kilometers from the Lebanese border, has been besieged by Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah since July. Cut off from access to food, some residents in...
This Bitter-Tasting Plant Powder Could Improve African Food Security
High in vitamin C and with more potassium than bananas, moringa powder already has a lot going for it, but there are also claims it could help producers in Ghana and Niger.
Should the World Be Funding Food Aid to North Korea?
Millions of North Koreans remain under-nourished while Pyongyang continues its nuclear programme and startling array of status projects. But is foreign food aid the most valuable response?
The Key to Solving African Food Crises is Better Farmer Networking
The most ubiquitous images of Africa usually include a scorched, barren landscape and some insanely thin babies. People starving. No food. And one usually gets the impression that we -- the West -- must swoop in and save the day. "Let us feed those...